✨ Card of the Day · October 27, 2026
Venusaur
Base Set · #15/102 · Grass type
The card
| Type | Grass |
| HP | 100 |
| Stage | Stage 2 — evolves from Ivysaur |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Set | Base Set (1999, the original English Pokémon TCG set) |
| Number | 15/102 |
| Weakness / Retreat | Fire / 2 |
Why it's epic
The third of the original starters' final forms, and the one that made your whole board flexible. Where Charizard hit hard and Blastoise flooded Energy, Venusaur's Energy Trans let you move Grass Energy between your Pokémon at will — a quiet power that rewired how games were played. Mitsuhiro Arita's artwork, with the bloom in full flower, is one of the most recognizable images the game ever printed.
Attacks, as printed
Energy Trans (Pokémon Power). 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.
Solarbeam — 60. Venusaur's attack, as printed on the card.
Showcase spotlight only — this card is not part of the Holo Lane collection and is never for sale here. Facts are taken from the card as printed, plus the set's established release history.
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