# Bulbasaur #94/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Bulbasaur is the Gen I starter many fans picked first, so even a common keeps a devoted following. Sachi Matoba illustrated this Expedition printing, one of the e-Reader-era sets whose commons are pure completionist pulls, bulk in the pack but quietly sought by Bulbasaur collectors. The modelled guide sits at $44, flat over 30 days on 35 copies traded, with 300 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $299, 6.9 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 | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 94/165 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Sachi Matoba |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Poison Seed | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| 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: **$43.52** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- 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: +3.10% · 7d change: +0.60% — as of 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $43.31 — as of 2026-11-05T16:13:20.537Z
- Quant score: 60/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-05T16:13:20.537Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T16:05:17.314Z, confidence 90%
- Open auction — observed 2026-09-12T07:05:22.819Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T16:05:17.020Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-02T03:43:58.450Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T16:05:17.020Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:52:39.874Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/bulbasaur-94)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-94%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)