Venusaur
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 018/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- Feb 24, 2000
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $40£30.11€35.23
- Today
- $67.01£50.43€59.01
- Change
- +$27.01+£20.33+€23.79 (+67.5%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 147 | $55.18£41.53€48.60 | $67.01£50.43€59.01 | |
| PSA 1 | 213 | 7 | $96.55£72.67€85.03 | $96.55£72.67€85.03 | |
| PSA 2 | 168 | – | – | $53£39.89€46.68 | |
| PSA 3 | 271 | 1 | – | $46£34.62€40.51 | |
| PSA 4 | 585 | 3 | – | $50£37.63€44.03 | |
| PSA 5 | 1,232 | 15 | $65£48.92€57.24 | $65£48.92€57.24 | |
| PSA 6 | 1,612 | 27 | $95£71.50€83.66 | $95.06£71.55€83.72 | |
| PSA 7 | 1,806 | 21 | $124.40£93.63€109.56 | $113.40£85.35€99.87 | |
| PSA 8 | 2,337 | 25 | $197.50£148.65€173.93 | $177.49£133.59€156.31 | |
| PSA 9 | 1,331 | 15 | $340£255.90€299.43 | $344.79£259.50€303.65 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $344.95£259.63€303.79 | |
| PSA 10 | 107 | 1 | – | $2,325£1,750€2,048 |
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 2,634 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
2,634 completed listings on Fanatics Collect, eBayPokemon TCG WotC Venusaur Base Set 2 018/130 Holo Rare 100 HP Eng 2000 018/130$70£52.69€61.65The Pokémon Company Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo Rare 18/130 100 HP English 2000 018/130$50£37.63€44.031999 Pokémon TCG Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo Rare #18/130 100 HP English 018/130$90£67.74€79.26Pokemon TCG Base Set Venusaur Holo Rare 15/102 1999 English Stage 2 100 HP 015/102$64£48.17€56.36Venusaur 018/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 100 HP English 1999 Pokemon TCG 018/130$55£41.40€48.44Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 2,634
2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare MP Vintage WOTC 18/130$53£39.89€46.68Pokémon TCG Base Set Venusaur 15/102 Holo Rare 1999 WOTC Stage 2 100 HP 018/130$45£33.87€39.63Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Stage 2 100 HP WotC 018/130$45£33.87€39.63Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 English Pokemon Card TCG WOTC HP 18/130$45£33.87€39.63Venusaur Pokemon TCG Base Set Holo Rare 15/102 Stage 2 1999 English HP 100 015/102$35£26.34€30.82Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare - Base Set 2 - WoTC Pokemon Card - NM 18/130$105£79.03€92.47
Pokemon TCG Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 English 100 HP WotC 015/102$45£33.87€39.63Pokémon TCG Venusaur Holo Rare Card Base Set 2 18/130 WOTC 1 Double Swirl$42.83£32.24€37.72Pokémon TCG Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Rare Card 18/130 018/130$60£45.16€52.84
Pokemon Venusaur Base Set 15/102 Holo Rare HP 100 Stage 2 English WOTC 1999 15/102$50£37.63€44.03Pokemon WOTC 2000 Base Set 2 Venusaur Rare Holo Vintage Pokemon Card NM #18$134.98£101.59€118.878CGC 8.5 2000 Pokemon TCG Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo Rare 18/130 English 018/130$199.99£150.52€176.138Venusaur Holo Rare 18/130 Base Set 2 2000 English Pokemon TCG PSA 8 018/130$170£127.95€149.717Pokemon TCG Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo Rare 18/130 PSA 7 Graded 2000 018/130$116£87.31€102.169Pokemon TCG 2000 Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo Rare 18/130 PSA 9 WOTC 018/130$300£225.79€264.208Pokémon TCG Venusaur Holo Rare Base Set 2 #18/130 WOTC Vintage PSA 8 018/130$199£149.78€175.258121076606 Venusaur 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 #18 SWIRL Holo PSA 8 18/130$197.50£148.65€173.938Wizards 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Venusaur 18/130 Holo CGC 8.5 ENG 015/102$98£73.76€86.319Pokemon Cards - PSA 9 Venusaur 18/130 - Base Set 2 Holo - MINT - PSA9 018/130$356.25£268.13€313.748Pokémon TCG 2000 Base Set 2 Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare PSA 8 WOTC 18/130$187.50£141.12€165.139CGC 9 Mint Pokemon Venusaur Base Set 2 Holo #18/130 (W/Green Bumper) 018/130$225£169.35€198.1572000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 VENUSAUR 18 HOLO WOTC Near Mint + PSA 7.5 018/130$135£101.61€118.898✅Free Tracked Shipping - Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare PSA 8 Pokemon 18/130$296.63£223.26€261.2382000 Pokémon Venusaur Base Set 2 Rare Holo #18 NM-MT PSA 8 With SWIRL & GUARD #18$350£263.43€308.237Pokemon Venusaur 18/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare EN PSA 7 Graded 2000 018/130$130£97.84€114.499Pokemon TCG 2000 Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo 18/130 PSA 9 English HP 100 018/130$331£249.13€291.508PSA 8 Venusaur 18/130 Pokémon Holo Card Base Set 2 WOTC Vintage 2000 #18$270£203.21€237.788Pokemon TCG 2000 Base Set 2 Venusaur 18/130 Holo Rare PSA 8 WOTC 018/130$200£150.53€176.1310PSA 10 GEM MINT Venusaur 18/130 HOLO RARE Base Set 2 Pokemon Card 18/130$4,000£3,011€3,52392000 Pokemon Base Set 2 - Venusaur 018/130 Holo Swirl BGS Mint 9 018/130$195.50£147.14€172.178Venusaur 18/130 PSA 8 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 2000 Pokemon Card Graded$152.50£114.78€134.3072000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo Rare Card 18/130 Graded PSA 7 NM 018/130$125£94.08€110.0882000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Venusaur Holo #18/130 PSA 8 NM-MT WOTC Vintage 018/130$188£141.50€165.57More from Base Set 2
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PSA has graded 10,246 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 $162.30£122.15€142.93 on average against $236.01£177.63€207.85 for the card plus $149£112.14€131.22 at Express, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $73.71£55.48€64.91, 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£346.22€405.11 | 7 |
| CGC 9 or 9.5 | $220£165.58€193.75 | 10 |
| CGC 8.5 | $179£134.72€157.64 | 5 |
Card facts
- Card number
- 018/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- Feb 24, 2000
- PSA population, all printings
- 10,246
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
Base Set (Shadowless)015/102$945.83£711.88€832.96
Legendary Collection018/110$799.99£602.11€704.53
Rumble1$279.90£210.67€246.50
WoTC Promo13/53$278.44£209.57€245.21
Expedition030/165$209.54£157.71€184.54
Base Set015/102$173.95£130.92€153.19
League & Championship Cards028/100$143.20£107.78€126.11
Expedition067/165$120.66£90.81€106.26What moves the price of this card
The Venusaur on this page is the Holofoil printing from Base Set 2, and it trades at $113.72£85.59€100.15 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 $96.55£72.67€85.03, PSA 2 $53£39.89€46.68, PSA 3 $46£34.62€40.51, PSA 4 $50£37.63€44.03, PSA 5 $65£48.92€57.24, PSA 6 $95.06£71.55€83.72, PSA 7 $113.40£85.35€99.87, PSA 8 $177.49£133.59€156.31, PSA 9 $344.79£259.50€303.65, CGC/BGS 9.5 $344.95£259.63€303.79, PSA 10 $2,325£1,750€2,048. PSA has graded 10,246 copies of it. 2,634 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Venusaur worth?
A PSA 10 Venusaur from Base Set 2 sells for $2,325. 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 $165.68 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $67.01 for a raw copy plus $169 to send it through PSA Express, so it loses $70.33.
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 $2,325£1,750€2,048. 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.