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No. 3 · Kanto · Grass/Poison

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Venusaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 3 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
48
Sets
29
Printed
1999–2025
Illustrators
24
Sightings
4

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The strongest Venusaur art

  1. 01/06

    Venusaur ex

    151 · 2023

    Drawn by Yoriyuki Ikegami

    Special illustration rare

  2. 02/06

    Mega Venusaur ex

    Mega Evolution · 2025

    Drawn by mashu

    Special illustration rare

  3. 03/06

    Venusaur EX

    XY Black Star Promos · 2013

    Drawn by Naoki Saito

    Promo

  4. 04/06

    Venusaur & Snivy GX

    SM Black Star Promos · 2017

    Drawn by Yuka Morii

    Promo

  5. 05/06

    Celebi & Venusaur GX

    SM Black Star Promos · 2017

    Drawn by Shin Nagasawa

    Promo

  6. 06/06

    Mega Venusaur ex

    Mega Evolution · 2025

    Drawn by 5ban Graphics

    Ultra Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Venusaur cards, side by side.

Celebi & Venusaur GX, Team Up
Venusaur & Snivy GX, SM Black Star Promos
Celebi & Venusaur GX, SM Black Star Promos
Mega Venusaur ex, Mega Evolution
Venusaur ex, 151
Venusaur V, SWSH Black Star Promos
M Venusaur EX, Evolutions
Venusaur EX, XY Black Star Promos
Mega Venusaur ex, Mega Evolution

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Nine of the strongest Venusaur artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Venusaur by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Venusaur cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Venusaur gets drawn

Venusaur is usually drawn epic, often looming, often in 3D.

Across 37 Venusaur artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Venusaur pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2025

Venusaur through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 1999 Base Set
  2. 2000 Gym Challenge
  3. 2002 Legendary Collection
  4. 2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
  5. 2005 POP Series 2
  6. 2006 Crystal Guardians
  7. 2007 Secret Wonders
  8. 2009 Pokémon Rumble
  9. 2012 Dark Explorers
  10. 2013 XY Black Star Promos
  11. 2014 XY
  12. 2016 Evolutions
  13. 2017 SM Black Star Promos
  14. 2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
  15. 2020 Champion's Path
  16. 2022 Pokémon GO
  17. 2023 151
  18. 2024 Stellar Crown
  19. 2025 Mega Evolution
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Evolves from

  1. Ivysaur21 cards
  2. Venusaurthis page · 48 cards

Venusaur sightingsspotted in 4 other cards

Cards where Venusaur turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Venusaur card

48 cards, strongest artwork first.

48 of 48 cards

Venusaur in numbers

Cards
48
Sets
29since Base Set
Illustrators
24most by 5ban Graphics
Printed
1999–2025
Printed as
Basic, Stage 2, Mega, VMAX
Sightings
4in other cards' art
HP on card
70–380

They span 29 sets, from Base Set to Mega Evolution. 24 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Eske Yoshinob. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 2, Mega and VMAX.

Who draws Venusaur

24 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

29 sets, by how many Venusaur cards each holds.

17 more sets

Rarity

Ultra Rare14Rare8Promo7Holo Rare5Double rare3None2

Questions

How many Venusaur cards are there?
There are 48 Venusaur cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 29 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Venusaur card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Venusaur art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Venusaur cards?
24 illustrators have drawn Venusaur. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 12, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Eske Yoshinob.
What was the first Venusaur card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 14 of its 48 cards are Ultra Rare.

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