Venusaur Dark Explorers #3

Card #3 · Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda

140 HPGrassPokémonStage 2

Ungraded · blended

$39.29

▲ 11.7% · 30d

Range $26 → $39
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Venusaur is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#3), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 140 HP, evolving from Ivysaur, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $39.29 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#25 most valuable Venusaur of 51 #16 most valuable in Dark Explorers of 111

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$39.29

LPLightly Played$22.41

MPModerately Played$7.80

HPHeavily Played$4.65

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 11.7%

90-day▲ 10.6%

All-time high$39

All-time low$12

Other printingsHolofoil · $15.40

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$39

Holofoil$15

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$39.29

CGC graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
CGC 8.5		$1$1–$1

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$8.75

Period high

$10.00

Period low

$3.58

Change

▲ 74.3%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price

$10

CGC (ungraded lot) · 25 May 2026

Typical CGC (ungraded lot)

$10

Auction lots · last 90 days

Liquidity

Thin

0 in last 30 days

CGC (ungraded lot)2012 Pokemon Black & White Dark Explorers Cosmos Holo Venusaur #3 CGC AUTHWeekly Sunday Auction #227 · 25 May 2026$10

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA32 gradedPSA 10 · 2 · 6% gem rate

102

913

812

CGC724 gradedCGC 10 · 87 · 12% gem rate

1087

9.510

9114

8.5131

8116

BGS37 gradedBGS 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

9.512

8.56

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Venusaur 10 is harder to pull.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Cross-market prices

50% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$26

TCGplayer · dearest$39

Currently 50% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +12%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 50% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

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Card text

Evolves from Ivysaur.

Floral Fragrance · Ability

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

Grass · Grass · Colorless · Colorless

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness Fire ×2Resistance Water -20Retreat 4

“After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon.”

About the Pokémon

Seed PokémonGEN IBulbasaur → Ivysaur → Venusaur

The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Card details

SetDark Explorers →

Number#3

RarityRare Holo

PokémonAll Venusaur cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistMasakazu Fukuda →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 2

TypeGrass

HP140

Evolves fromIvysaur

WeaknessFire ×2

ResistanceWater -20

Retreat cost4

National Pokédex#3

Card IDbw5-3

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Venusaur cards

There are 9 different Venusaur printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dark Explorers #3 (Rare Holo).