# Venusaur EX #1/146 — XY

## Summary

Venusaur is one of the three original starter finals, so Kantō nostalgia gives it a permanent fanbase, and the XY base set's first EX slot made it a natural flagship. As an Ultra Rare it was a true chase pull in its set, with Eske Yoshinob among the illustrators attached to the EX line. The modelled guide sits at $6.84 with 14 copies traded in 30 days; a PSA 10 brings $300, 44 times raw, but a 19% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY |
| Number | 1/146 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Eske Yoshinob |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | EX |
| HP | 180 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Poison Powder | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Attack: Jungle Hammer | cost Grass/Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 90 — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Venusaur #003](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/venusaur) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.84** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- 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 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Floor delivered ask: $6.88 — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Quant score: 32/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 42% weight · -29% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:17.485Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:17.485Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-20T23:15:10.007Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:17.485Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:59:06.047Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/venusaur-ex-1)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-1%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)