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Venusaur
#18/130 in Base Set 2, Rare Holo, 100 HP, Grass, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- #18/130
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes
Venusaur
Venusaur appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Venusaur is a rare holo rarity and 100 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Collector Insights
Venusaur is a Grass-type Pokémon with 100 HP. It has a retreat cost of two Colorless Energy and is part of the Base Set 2 series. The card features a Rare Holo rarity and was released in the Base Set 2 on February 24, 2000. Its primary attack, Solarbeam, costs four Grass Energy and deals 60 damage. Venusaur’s ability, Energy Trans, allows it to move Grass Energy cards between its own Pokémon during its turn. This ability cannot be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The card’s flavor text describes the Pokémon as a plant that blooms while absorbing solar energy and moves to seek sunlight. Artist Mitsuhiro Arita designed the card, and its theme color is a shade of green.
This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.
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