# Venusaur (Japanese) #p575615 — Expansion Pack

## Summary

Venusaur has been the Kanto starter that fans pick when they want the sturdy, slow-burn option, and its Japanese holo rare from Expansion Pack carries that weight as a top-of-the-set pull. Released in October 1996, it predates the English Base Set copy, which arrived in January 1999. The speckled holo background glitters behind a squat green Venusaur, its orange-red bloom wide open above a calm, heavy-lidded stare. The modelled guide sits at $125, flat over 30 days on 2 copies traded, with 91 days of inventory on the board; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expansion Pack |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | p575615 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | jp-original |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 1996-10-20 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$124.99** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $179.98 — as of 2026-11-12T05:59:29.590Z
- Quant score: 38/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-12T05:59:29.590Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1996-10-20T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T05:51:32.590Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T05:51:32.590Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-03T02:14:40.630Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T05:51:32.590Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/expansion-pack/venusaur)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23721-p575615%3AJA%3AHOLO~NM)