Top 5 Venusaur Pokemon Card List – Most Valuable and Rare

Overview

Fire Red & Leaf Green is a 112 card set that pays tribute to the 150 original Generation 1 Pokemon. The set is popular with early Pokemon collectors because of the chance to pull recognizable Pokemon from booster packs such as Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, and Pikachu.

This set also celebrates the release of the first Charizard EX card, which is another highlight for longtime fans of the game. The set includes seven separate levels of cards, Holographic, Rare (Non-holographic), Uncommon, Common, EX cards (Rare), Secret Box topper, and Secret Rare EX.

Population Report

479 holographic Venusaur Pokemon cards have been submitted to PSA to date. Of those submitted, just 134 were found in PSA 10 condition. Being one of the more attractive Venusaur Pokemon cards, the $700 price tag seems a bit low for a PSA 10. I was shocked to see how little these are selling for. A PSA 9 can be purchased for around $300 right now and seems like a steal with a low population of 183.

Past Sales

Selling for $203 in December of 2019 was a new all-time high for this card at the time. Which, was right before the hobby explosion. In the middle of 2020, a new high was set at $750, which was almost 4X the previous high.

Again, in the middle of 2021, the 2004 Venusaur EX Holo seemed to be going parabolic with a new high of $1,075! Since then it has come back down to $750 but is still way up from the 2019 price of only $200.

Overview

One of the most flashy and recognizable Pokemon cards ever printed is the reverse foils from the 2002 Legendary Collection set. These cards are popular, valuable, and collectible for most any Pokemon fan. When held under light and tilted at an angle the foil finish glimmers and appears to move. Some collectors call this a “firework” background due to the explosion in colors.

These weren’t the hardest cards to pull from boxes or packs, however, to pull a specific Pokemon such as Venusaur, was fairly difficult.

Population Report

PSA has graded 480 of the Venusaur reverse foils to date. Of those 480, just 66 were found in gem mint condition. A thin foil coat was applied to these in order to get the effect. Sometimes the coating can peel away from the corners or edges, which reduces the grade significantly. Making these cards fairly difficult to find in high grades.

Past Sales

A great time to buy one would have been in 2019 when they were selling for under $500. However, since the recent influx of collectors, the price has gone astronomical selling at auction for $2,147. Consider a PSA 8 or PSA 9 to get one at a much cheaper price.

Overview

One of the earlier Venusaur cards printed can be found in the 2000 Gym Challenge set. #4 in the set is Erika’s Vensuar holographic. Take note that this is the 1st edition card and not the unlimited. 1st edition cards have a much lower print run than the unlimited set.

Venusaur is capable of the Wide Solarbeam attack, which allows it to attack 2 of your opponent’s benched Pokemon. Albeit, the energy cost is 4, which is fairly high.

Population Report

Of the 1,054 submitted to PSA, amazingly, only 91 were graded gem mint 10. Making this one of Venusaur’s more rare holographic cards in gem mint condition. Furthermore, it is one of his harder cards to grade.

For example, Blaine’s Charizard has been submitted to PSA 1,648 times with 366 being graded 10. If you look at the prices of a PSA 10 Charizard and a PSA 10 Venusaur, they are about the same, due to Venusaur having a much less supply.

Previous Sales

Selling for around $300 toward the end of 2019 and skyrocketing up to over $4,000 in a matter of months makes this one of Venusaur’s more popular cards to have gone parabolic. Venusaur collectors should definitely consider picking up a PSA 8 or PSA 9 example.

Overview

The very first Pokemon cards ever printed are known as the ‘no rarity symbol’ cards. They were printed by Media Factory in Japan on October 20th, 1996. Initially, Media Factory intentionally printed Pokemon cards without any rarity symbols and this is evident in all marketing materials prior to release.

At some point, it was decided that all cards receive a rarity designation with the exception of basic energy cards. The exact date rarity cards were introduced into circulation is unknown but we can narrow it down with the help of documentation and evidence. Check out this article for more information.

Population Report

Population numbers are low for the Venusaur due to PSA halting the grading because of incorrect numbers. When the first print run took place, the wrong numbers were given to two Pokémon: Venusaur and Raichu. Venusaur was printed with the number 68 (which, according to the Pokédex, belongs to Machamp) and Raichu was printed with the number 25 (which belongs to Pikachu). More information can be found here on PSA’s website.

Incredibly, just 40 Venusaur No Rarity Symbol cards have been graded by PSA so far. Of those 40, just five were found in gem mint condition and ten in mint 9. Making these Vensuaur’s most rare and collectible Pokemon cards.

Auction Prices

Due to the low supply of the no rarity symbol cards, a value on such a rare card is almost impossible to say. However, in October of 2020, a PSA 9 example was sold at auction for a breathtaking $13,100!

Overview

Most readers won’t be surprised that the 1999 1st edition Venusaur Pokemon Card holographic is the most valuable Venusaur card. It’s part of the most iconic set of all Pokemon history. This is considered the Holy Grail of Pokemon card sets and PSA 10 examples of most all the Pokemon cards have been making new all-time high selling prices.

Population Report

There are 3 versions of the 1999 base set including a 1st Edition, Shadowless and unlimited. The 1st Edition is the rarest with only 2,067 submitted to PSA so far. 2,621 Shadowless makes it a very close second as far as the rarity. Unlimited was massively overprinted and the evidence is in the 12,650 Venusaur holographic cards submitted.

Value is all about supply and significance. Because the 1st edition cards have a much lower supply and were the first English cards printed, they fetch the higher prices.

Auction Prices

There are two sales of a PSA 10 1st edition Venusaur exceeding the average auction price. On 10/29/20 a best offer was made at $50,000 and on 4/1/21 a best offer was made for $60,000!

These are more than likely outliers and should be taken with a grain of salt; since we don’t know for sure if the deal actually went through. Also, there is a sale showing took place for $78. This is more than likely a mistake. So, what we have left is 10 sales averaging roughly $20,000, making this Venusaur’s most valuable Pokemon card.