# Bulbasaur #46/100 — Crystal Guardians

## Summary

Bulbasaur is a bulk common here, a pack filler from the EX era that no one chased even when it was fresh. Still, being the first Pokédex entry and a Kanto starter keeps nostalgic collectors happy to grab Kagemaru Himeno's version for a binder page. At a $4.21 modelled guide, with 15 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.24 out of Mega Evolution; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Crystal Guardians |
| Number | 46/100 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2006-08-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Growth | cost Colorless — Attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to Bulbasaur. |
| Attack: Vine Whip | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Bulbasaur #001](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/bulbasaur) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.21** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.70 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 52/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2006-08-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T09:15:29.927Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:29:28.804Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T02:08:16.497Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:29:28.804Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T13:40:50.092Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/crystal-guardians/bulbasaur-46)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex14-46%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)