Dark Explorers · #3 · 2012
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.
$15.03
Steady · 27dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 10, 2026
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Right now Venusaur trades at $15.03 for the Holofoil printing (TCGplayer market price).
That makes it the 19th most valuable of Dark Explorers's 111 priced cards. The set's top card is Gardevoir at $946. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $4.79 then, $15.03 now (up 213.8%). A year ago it sat around $5.63; today's $15.03 is 167% higher. Over the last 90 days it's down 2.6%, from $15.43. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $16.33 (August 2026) and as low as $4.15 (March 2024). Its 30-day range runs from $15.01 up to $15.09. The Holofoil printing is the headline number here; the Reverse Holofoil at $38.08 prices separately.
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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. $15.03 · Reverse holo: Everything except the artwork is foil — the reverse of a normal holo. It's a separate printing and prices on its own. $38.08
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.
Ability Floral Fragrance
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Poison Powder70
Cost: Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
“After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon.”
About $15.03 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Holofoil printing, updated Oct 10, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Down about 3% over the last 3 months — from $15.43 to $15.03 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 167%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $16.33 — 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.
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