Base · #15 · 1999
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more.
$169
down7% · 29dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 12, 2026
Set rank: Where this card's market price ranks among the priced cards in its set — #1 is the set's most valuable card. in Base
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Venusaur sits at $169 on TCGplayer today for the Holofoil printing.
Inside Base, that ranks 3rd out of 101 priced cards. (Charizard leads the set at $928.) Since we started tracking it on Feb 8, 2024, it's risen 62.2% — from $104 to $169. Over the last year it's climbed 44.2%, from $117 to $169. The 90-day move: up 7.4%, $157 to $169. Its highest point since we started tracking (February 2024) was $189 in August 2026; its lowest, $86.92 in April 2024. Over the last 30 days it's touched $182 at the top and $169 at the bottom. That's the Holofoil printing — the same card also trades as the Shadowless 1st Edition Holofoil at $946 and the Shadowless Unlimited Holofoil at $494. On Cardmarket, the European printings of this card go for about €75.56.
By Printing
By printing: Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more. $169 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $946 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $494
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Holofoil printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Pokémon Power Energy Trans
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take 1 Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to a different one. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Solarbeam60
Cost: Grass, Grass, Grass, Grass
“This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.”
About $169 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Holofoil printing, updated Oct 12, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 7% over the last 3 months — from $157 to $169 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 44%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $189 — that was August 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €75.56 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $169 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Venusaur (Base #15). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
Cards trading near $169 today.
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