# Budew #221/217 — Ascended Heroes

## Summary

Budew is a small Sinnoh favorite whose Itchy Pollen attack has long fed the item-lock plan that tournament players know well, so there is real play appeal behind the cute factor. As an Illustration rare it is a chase pull for collectors, and Yoko Hishida is a name binder builders seek out. At a $6.00 sold median, down 13% over 30 days on 991 copies traded, with only 3 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.23 out of Prismatic Evolutions; PSA has slabbed 2,876 of these and 1,818 are 10s, a 63% gem rate, but no graded market has formed to price the slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ascended Heroes |
| Number | 221/217 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | Yoko Hishida |
| Release date | 2026-01-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 30 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Itchy Pollen | damage 10 — During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Regulation mark | H |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Budew #406](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/budew) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; sold median) — as of 2026-10-19T23:05:09.090Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: -1.20% · 7d change: +1.90% — as of 2026-10-19T23:05:09.090Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.80 — as of 2026-10-19T23:05:09.090Z
- Quant score: 63/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-19T23:05:09.090Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T23:29:27.995Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T23:03:11.311Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-19T21:20:33.473Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T23:03:11.309Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-18T21:21:02.400Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ascended-heroes/budew-221)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ame02.5-221%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)