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Venusaur

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Wizards Black Star Promos · #13 · Promo · 1999

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Card facts

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Set position: 13 / 53
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Promo
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Ivysaur
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex #: 3
Series: Base

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 2; Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Mega Drain) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Ivysaur first).

How to beat Venusaur

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Budget alternatives

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

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$1.77 · in 23% of decks

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$0.28 · in 22% of decks

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$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Ivysaur

"This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight."

Pokémon Power: Solar Power

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Your Active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

GGGGMega Drain — 40

Remove a number of damage counters from Venusaur equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Venusaur has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$200.00	$263.95	$9,999.00	$226.02	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€129.99
7-day average	€95.81
30-day average	€116.97
Low	€45.00
Trend price	€118.95
Low (excellent+)	€126.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€16.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€74.50
averageSellPrice	€132.95
Reverse holo 30-day	€65.65
Reverse holo trend	€73.71

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Venusaur is real?

Venusaur 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 Venusaur worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Venusaur is $226.02; 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 Venusaur from?

Venusaur is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Venusaur?

Venusaur is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.