# Venusaur #3/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Venusaur is the Kanto starter's final form, and Gen I Grass fans have kept it popular since the Base Set days, which gives any printing a steady audience. In Dark Explorers a plain Rare was a mid-tier pull, and the Floral Scent search gave it real utility in Grass lists. The modelled guide sits at $16 with 19 copies traded in 30 days; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 3/108 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Ivysaur |
| HP | 140 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Floral Scent | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Poison Powder | cost Grass/Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 70 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Water -20 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Venusaur #003](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/venusaur) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$16.17** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-25T01:49:29.451Z
- 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 2026-10-25T01:49:29.451Z
- Floor delivered ask: $6.35 — as of 2026-10-25T01:49:29.451Z
- Quant score: 48/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-25T01:49:29.451Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-08T08:26:51.045Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:03:56.380Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:03:56.380Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T23:02:50.340Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/venusaur-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-3%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)