# Bayleef #009/217 — Ascended Heroes

## Summary

Bayleef carries the quiet affection fans keep for Johto's starter middle stages, the evolution people remember from long journeys more than from battles. As an Uncommon in Ascended Heroes it is a mid-tier pull, and Tomomi Ozaki's name gives completionists and illustrator collectors a reason to keep a copy. The modelled guide sits at $0.22, down 24% over 30 days on 279 copies traded, with 464 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $34, 152 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ascended Heroes |
| Number | 009/217 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | Tomomi Ozaki |
| Release date | 2026-01-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Chikorita |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Leaf Step | cost Grass/Grass — damage 60 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | J |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Bayleef #153](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/bayleef) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.22** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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: -18.50% — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 31/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T09:36:03.216Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-06T09:36:02.658Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T08:40:48.987Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-06T09:36:02.657Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ascended-heroes/bayleef-009)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ame02.5-009%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)