# Bulbasaur #SWSH231 — SWSH Black Star Promos

## Summary

Bulbasaur has the quiet loyalty of the Kanto starter trio, the one nostalgic fans pick first, and it gets a steady stream of promo printings for it. As a Sword & Shield Black Star promo it was never a chase pull, and its appeal is simply being an easy Bulbasaur to own. At an $11 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 64 copies traded, with 162 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.20 out of Mega Evolution; a PSA 10 guides at $73, 6.7 times raw, but a 9% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SWSH Black Star Promos |
| Number | SWSH231 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2019-11-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Vine Whip | cost Grass — damage 10 |
| Attack: Razor Leaf | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Regulation mark | F |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Bulbasaur #001](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/bulbasaur) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$10.95** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-03
- 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: +2.30% — as of 2026-11-03
- Floor delivered ask: $11.47 — as of 2026-11-04T03:30:55.470Z
- Quant score: 53/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-04T03:30:55.470Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 72% weight · -14% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-11-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-03T12:56:03.385Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-03T12:56:02.618Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-02T00:23:38.473Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-03T12:56:02.614Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T03:30:41.182Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/swsh-black-star-promos/bulbasaur-swsh231)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswshp-SWSH231%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)