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Venusaur 18/130 — Base Set 2
Venusaur is card 18/130 from Base Set 2 (Base, 2000), a Rare Holo Pokémon card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Venusaur price
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Card details
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 18/130
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Card type
- Pokémon · Stage 2
- Energy type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 24 February 2000
About this card
Venusaur 18/130 is card 18 in Base Set 2 (130 numbered cards). It's one of 20 Rare Holo cards in the set — 15% of 130. There are 16 English cards named “Venusaur”. This is the 3rd; the first was in Base Set (1999). It has 100 HP and evolves from Ivysaur. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated 31 cards in Base Set 2 and 723 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
More: full Base Set 2 list
Is Venusaur 18/130 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €62.30 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 18/130 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 48 different Venusaur cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Venusaur cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177/132 | Mega Venusaur ex Mega Evolution · 2025 | Special Illustration Rare | — | |
| 155/132 | Mega Venusaur ex Mega Evolution · 2025 | Ultra Rare | — | |
| 3/132 | Mega Venusaur ex Mega Evolution · 2025 | Double Rare | — | |
| 1/142 | Venusaur ex Stellar Crown · 2024 | Double Rare | — | |
| 198/165 | Venusaur ex Scarlet & Violet 151 · 2023 | Special Illustration Rare | — | |
| 182/165 | Venusaur ex Scarlet & Violet 151 · 2023 | Ultra Rare | — | |
| 3/165 | Venusaur ex Scarlet & Violet 151 · 2023 | Double Rare | — | |
| 4/78 | Radiant Venusaur Pokémon GO · 2022 | Radiant Rare | — | |
| 3/78 | Venusaur Pokémon GO · 2022 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 15/25 | Venusaur Celebrations: Classic Collection · 2021 | Classic Collection | — | |
| 1/73 | Venusaur V Champion's Path · 2020 | Rare Holo V | — | |
| SWSH102 | Venusaur VMAX SWSH Black Star Promos · 2019 | Promo | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Venusaur 18/130 from?
Base Set 2, released 24 February 2000 in the Base series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 18/130.
How rare is Venusaur 18/130?
It's a Rare Holo — one of 20 cards at that rarity in Base Set 2.
Who illustrated Venusaur 18/130?
Mitsuhiro Arita, who has 723 English Pokémon cards credited.
Is Venusaur 18/130 legal in Standard?
No, not in the 2026–27 Standard format. It can still be played in Expanded if legal there, or casually.
How many Venusaur cards are there?
16 in English, from Base Set (1999) to Pokémon GO (2022).
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