Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Bulbasaur

Sword & Shield

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH303 · Promo · 2019

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Market reference

$56.32

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Card facts

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Set position: SWSH303 / 304
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Promo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Ivysaur
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: F
Illustrator: Julie Hang
Pokédex #: 1
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Draw
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Bulbasaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Bulbasaur

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 1% of decks; 2.18 copies on average · 492 decks
Match win rate: 43.9%; -3.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Mega Venusaur ex

in 100% of decks · 489 seen

Ivysaur

in 100% of decks · 490 seen

Genesect

in 11% of decks · 55 seen

Mega Meganium ex

in 56% of decks · 276 seen

Urbain

in 4% of decks · 19 seen

Shuckle

in 5% of decks · 25 seen

Mega Heracross ex

in 3% of decks · 17 seen

Regigigas

in 18% of decks · 90 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Torchic

$0.23 · in 5% of decks

Seaking

$0.16 · in 4% of decks

Chi-Yu

$0.16 · in 3% of decks

Marnie's Impidimp

$0.11 · in 3% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Ivysaur

"There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger."

GShake and Gather

Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, draw a card.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Bulbasaur or SWSH Black Star Promos.

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Summer Championship

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Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bulbasaur was legal.

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Redacted Chaos #12 (100 Codes)

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The Hideout: Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #9

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today

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SEASAC League Cup #5 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]

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Perth Pokemon Week 2

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Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #9

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RCC Showdown #40 HAPPY WORLDS (50 CODES)

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Tournament play

This printing of Bulbasaur has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution

Played in 131 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$69.99	$79.95	$499.99	$56.32	$91.88

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€61.45
7-day average	€73.11
30-day average	€52.71
Low	€59.99
Trend price	€80.01
Low (excellent+)	€59.99
averageSellPrice	€80.85

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Bulbasaur is real?

Bulbasaur is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Bulbasaur worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bulbasaur is $56.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Bulbasaur from?

Bulbasaur is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.