Venusaur
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 018/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- Feb 24, 2000
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $44.55£33.68€40.31
- Today
- $57.50£43.47€52.03
- Change
- +$12.95+£9.79+€11.72 (+29.1%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 206 | $55£41.58€49.76 | $57.50£43.47€52.03 | |
| PSA 1 | 213 | 8 | $97.78£73.93€88.47 | $97.78£73.93€88.47 | |
| PSA 2 | 168 | 2 | – | $59£44.61€53.38 | |
| PSA 3 | 271 | 6 | $44.50£33.64€40.26 | $44.50£33.64€40.26 | |
| PSA 4 | 585 | 2 | – | $60£45.36€54.29 | |
| PSA 5 | 1,232 | 14 | $67.38£50.94€60.97 | $67.38£50.94€60.97 | |
| PSA 6 | 1,612 | 24 | $86.20£65.17€77.99 | $86.20£65.17€77.99 | |
| PSA 7 | 1,806 | 22 | $114.75£86.76€103.83 | $117.06£88.50€105.92 | |
| PSA 8 | 2,337 | 17 | $175£132.31€158.34 | $169.30£128€153.18 | |
| PSA 9 | 1,331 | 28 | $362.50£274.07€327.99 | $362.50£274.07€327.99 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $367.80£278.08€332.79 | |
| PSA 10 | 107 | 5 | $5,000£3,780€4,524 | $5,453£4,123€4,934 |
About these prices
1.1% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population. A PSA 1 selling above a PSA 2 is the market, not a slip: the cheapest slabbed copy of a card people want is its own thing to want.
Priced from 5,784 completed sales, updated Nov 14, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
5,784 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, AltPokemon TCG Base Set 2 Venusaur 018/130 Holo Rare English 2000 HP 100 018/130$65£49.14€58.81Pokémon TCG Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Rare Card 18/130 MP Condition 18/130$49.99£37.80€45.23Pokemon TCG Venusaur 018/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Eng Stage 2 1999 018/130$41£31€37.10Venusaur - 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 WOTC Pokemon TCG 100 HP 18/130$34£25.71€30.768Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo 18/130 (2000) English Pokémon TCG Card PSA 8 SWIRL 18/130$275£207.91€248.827Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare Vintage Pokemon TCG (2000) Base Set 2 - CGC GRADE 7 018/130$65£49.14€58.81Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo *Partial Swirl* Pokemon TCG 2000 WoTC MP 18/130$49.99£37.80€45.23Venusaur Base Set 2 018/130 Holo Rare Holo Pokémon — English Damaged #18$29.90£22.61€27.05Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 5,784
Pokémon 1999 TCG Venusaur Holo Unlimited Rare Card 15/102 Base Set 2 15/102$68£51.41€61.53Wizards of the Coast Pokémon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 18/130$60£45.36€54.29Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare WOTC Vintage Pokemon Card 018/130$54.99£41.58€49.76Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 WOTC Pokemon TCG 100 HP 18/130$40£30.24€36.19
Venusaur 15/102 Base Set Holo Rare 100 HP Stage 2 Pokémon Card 015/102$40.50£30.62€36.64Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 100 HP English 18/130$90£68.04€81.43Pokemon Venusaur 15/102 Holo Rare EN Base Set 2 2000 Pokemon Holo Rare Lp+ 18/130$65£49.14€58.81Pokemon TCG Base Set Venusaur 15/102 Holo Rare Stage 2 English 1999 100 HP 15/102$61.50£46.50€55.65Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Rare Regular 100 HP English WotC 18/130$43.07£32.56€38.97Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 100 HP 18/130$35£26.46€31.67Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 100 HP English 18/130$72£54.44€65.157Pokémon TCG Venusaur Base Set Holo Rare 15/102 EN 1999 Stage 2 PSA 7 015/102$210£158.77€190.017Wizards of the Coast 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Venusaur 18/130 Holo CGC 7.5 18/130$103£77.87€93.20Venusaur 15/102 Base Set Unlimited Rare 1999 | Stage 2 100 HP Pokemon TCG 15/102$57£43.10€51.57Venusaur Holo Rare 18/130 Base Set 2 1999 Wizards Pokemon TCG ENG 100 HP 18/130$56£42.34€50.67Pokemon TCG Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo Rare 18/130 WOTC NM NEAR MINT 018/130$102£77.12€92.29Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare WoTC Pokémon Trading Card Game 2000 MP 18/130$59.99£45.36€54.28Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Moderately Played 18/130$59.99£45.36€54.28Pokemon TCG Venusaur 15/102 Base Set Holo Rare WOTC Stage 2 English 1999 15/102$30£22.68€27.14
Wizards Pokemon TCG Venusaur 15/102 Base Set Holo Rare 1999 100 HP Stage 2 15/102$75£56.70€67.867VENUSAUR 2000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 18/130 RARE HOLO PSA 7 Q2273 18/130$107.50£81.28€97.2772000 Pokemon Base 2 Holo Venusaur #18Alt · Auction$91.20£68.95€82.5292000 Pokemon VENUSAUR #18/130 Base Set 2 Unlimited Cosmos Holo Rare EN PSA 9 018/130$400£302.42€361.938Pokemon Card Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Rare Holo WOTC PSA 8 NM MT SWIRL$225.66£170.61€204.189Pokemon TCG Base Set 2 Card #18/130 Venusaur Holo Swirl Beckett BGS 9 Mint READ! 18/130$240£181.45€217.169Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 - Base Set 2 Holo - Ace 9 MINT WOTC 2000 ⭐️ POP 2 018/130$286.32£216.47€259.0782000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 #18 VENUSAUR-HOLO PSA 8 NM MINT w/ guard #18$169.99£128.52€153.8192000 Pokemon Venusaur Base Set 2 Rare Holo #18 PSA 9 MINT *SWIRL bottom #18$425£321.32€384.55More from Base Set 2
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PSA has graded 10,441 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 1.0% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $189.91£143.58€171.83 on average against $676.50£511.47€612.11 for the card plus $599£452.88€541.98 at Walk-Through, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $486.59£367.89€440.28, so a copy is worth more raw.
What BGS and CGC copies sold for
Sold prices from listings that named the grader and the grade, not asking prices, and not a PSA figure converted across. A CGC 9 runs about 0.44x the PSA 9 on the cards where we hold both, but the spread is wide enough that it is only worth quoting where copies actually traded, which is what these are. The count beside each price is how many.
CGC 9 and 9.5 are one row on purpose. A CGC 9.5 sells for 3% more than a 9 across the corpus and is the cheaper of the two on nearly half of cards, so the market is not pricing them apart and splitting them here would invent a distinction. BGS is left split because there the same test says a 9.5 really is worth about 30% more.
| Grade | Median sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| BGS 9.5 | $460£347.78€416.21 | 7 |
| CGC 9 or 9.5 | $225£170.11€203.58 | 7 |
| CGC 8.5 | $187£141.38€169.20 | 6 |
| CGC 8 | $131.25£99.23€118.76 | 6 |
Card facts
- Card number
- 018/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- Feb 24, 2000
- PSA population, all printings
- 10,441
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
Base Set (Shadowless)015/102$1,000£756.05€904.81
Legendary Collection018/110$799.99£604.84€723.84
WoTC Promo13/53$293.74£222.08€265.78
Rumble1$221.50£167.47€200.42
Expedition030/165$198.97£150.43€180.03
League & Championship Cards028/100$179.08£135.39€162.03
Base Set015/102$137.40£103.88€124.32
Expedition068/165$120£90.73€108.58What moves the price of this card
The Venusaur on this page is the Holofoil printing from Base Set 2, and it trades at $117.47£88.81€106.29 in near mint condition. Only one printing of this card was produced, so there is no cheaper version to confuse it with.
Graded, it runs PSA 1 $97.78£73.93€88.47, PSA 2 $59£44.61€53.38, PSA 3 $44.50£33.64€40.26, PSA 4 $60£45.36€54.29, PSA 5 $67.38£50.94€60.97, PSA 6 $86.20£65.17€77.99, PSA 7 $117.06£88.50€105.92, PSA 8 $169.30£128€153.18, PSA 9 $362.50£274.07€327.99, CGC/BGS 9.5 $367.80£278.08€332.79, PSA 10 $5,453£4,123€4,934. PSA has graded 10,441 copies of it. 5,784 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Venusaur worth?
A PSA 10 Venusaur from Base Set 2 sells for $5,453. 1.1% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Venusaur from Base Set 2 worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $197.45 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $57.50 for a raw copy plus $619 to send it through PSA Walk-Through, so it loses $479.05.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $5,453£4,123€4,934. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Venusaur does
Stage2, evolves from Ivysaur · 100 HP · retreat 2
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take 1 Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to a different one. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Solarbeam60Weak to Fire ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.