Bulbasaur #1 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Bulbasaur & chase cards
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Bulbasaur #1 comes from the Japanese Classic: Venusaur set, and it is one of those cards that just makes people smile when it shows up in a pack. It is not the rarest chase card out there, but it carries that classic Bulbasaur charm that keeps collectors coming back to check its value. If you are here wondering what your copy is actually worth, the short answer is that a raw, ungraded Bulbasaur sits at $17, and grading can push that number quite a bit higher.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $18, up 118% over the past year, with an all-time high of $19 in August 2026.
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Bulbasaur price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,847 graded, only 4,001 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $71 | 4,001 | - / 4,001 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 548 | - / 548 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 260 | - / 260 |
| PSA 7 | $10 | 29 | - / 29 |
| PSA 6 | $6.50 | 8 | - / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Bulbasaur
Is Bulbasaur worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs $17, a Grade 9 comes in at $24, and a PSA 10 sits at $80, which works out to about 4.7 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting, but gem mint is called gem mint for a reason. Centering, edges, and surface all have to line up just right, and there is no guarantee your copy makes the cut once it comes back from the grading company. Add in the grading fee and the wait time, and you have to ask yourself whether you are grading because the card is genuinely sharp, or just hoping for the best. If it looks clean under good light with sharp corners and centered borders, it is worth a shot. If it has soft edges or off-center printing, save your money and enjoy it as a raw piece of the set.
How rare is Bulbasaur?
PackSpy does not have exact population numbers on this one yet, so we will not pretend otherwise. What we can say is that pricing spreads like this one, where a PSA 10 is worth 4.7 times the raw card, usually point to a card that is not scarce in a jaw-dropping way but still hard to find in truly pristine condition. That gap between $17 raw and $80 for a PSA 10 tells you gem mint copies are the ones actually driving demand, even without a hard population count to lean on.
Where can you pull Bulbasaur?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than guessing. Bulbasaur has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, and the biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it hit $647. Collectors have found it turning up in the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, Rookie Pack, and Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come close to that $647 high. If you are chasing this card specifically, buying it raw or graded on the secondary market is usually the steadier route, but if you love the thrill of the pull, these are the packs where it has actually shown up.
Questions people ask
How much is Bulbasaur worth?+
A raw, ungraded Bulbasaur #1 from the Classic: Venusaur set is worth $17 right now. Grading can move that number up, with a Grade 9 at $24 and a PSA 10 reaching $80, so condition plays a big role in what your specific copy is worth.
Is Bulbasaur worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 4.7 times what a raw copy goes for, jumping from $17 to $80. Just know that gem mint is genuinely tough to hit, and you should weigh the grading cost against how sharp your copy actually looks before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Bulbasaur worth?+
A PSA 10 Bulbasaur is currently valued at $80, which is 4.7 times the raw card price of $17. That gap shows just how much a gem mint grade can add, though only a portion of raw copies will actually grade that high.
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