Erika's Venusaur #3 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 15 Sept 2026Related Erika's Venusaur & chase cards
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Erika's Venusaur is one of those Gym-era cards that still gets collectors talking, a Trainer-owned Venusaur pulled from the Japanese Challenge from the Darkness set that has held its ground on the secondary market. If you've landed here searching Erika's Venusaur value, the quick version is that a raw copy sits at $50, while a pristine PSA 10 sells for $1,225. It's a card that rewards a sharp eye, whether you're chasing it in packs or shopping for a graded copy online.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $53, up 57% over the past year, with an all-time high of $60 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Erika's Venusaur
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$317PSA NM 7Bronze Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago
$82PSA 7 NMPokémon Master PackCourtyard · 2h ago
$400PSA MINT 9Hyper Pokémon GachaCollector Crypt · 5h ago
$400PSA MINT 9WATCH 500Collector Crypt · 7h ago
$206PSA MINT 9Pokémon 300 Boss Battle GachaCollector Crypt · 12h ago
$530PSA NM-MT 8Pokémon 300 Boss Battle GachaCollector Crypt · 19h ago
$535PSA NM-MT 8Pokémon 300 Boss Battle GachaCollector Crypt · 20h ago$400PSA MINT 9WATCH 250Collector Crypt · 1d ago
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Erika's Venusaur price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 6,753 graded, only 752 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.0k | 752 |
| PSA 9 | $206 | 2,546 |
| PSA 8 | $112 | 1,556 |
| PSA 7 | $87 | 708 |
| PSA 6 | $76 | 536 |
| PSA 5 | $60 | 336 |
| PSA 4 | $40 | 186 |
| PSA 3 | $37 | 72 |
| PSA 2 | $33 | 28 |
| PSA 1 | $85 | 33 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $55 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Erika's Venusaur
Is Erika's Venusaur worth grading?
So is Erika's Venusaur worth grading? The math is tempting: a raw/ungraded copy runs $50, but a PSA 10 brings $1,225, about 24.5 times more. That gap makes grading look like an easy call, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, the green Venusaur artwork and borders show every bit of whitening or edge wear under grading room lighting. A Grade 9 only fetches $214, which is a much smaller return once you factor in grading fees and the months of waiting. If your copy is sharp under a loupe, centered well with clean corners, it's worth submitting. If it's got soft edges or surface wear, selling it raw is probably the smarter move.
How rare is Erika's Venusaur?
We don't have a population count to point to here, so let's talk about it in general terms. Erika's Venusaur comes from a Japanese-only release, which already shrinks the pool of collectors competing for it compared to English mainstays. Gym-era Japanese cards from Challenge from the Darkness weren't printed at the scale of today's sets, and the cardstock of that era wasn't especially forgiving, so high grade survivors are genuinely uncommon. That scarcity is a big reason the price stretches so far between a raw copy and a PSA 10, gem mint examples just don't turn up often.
Where can you pull Erika's Venusaur?
This is where PackSpy's own data earns its keep. We've recorded 21 real pulls of Erika's Venusaur across sites including courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $1,200. It's shown up in products like The Amazing Chase Encore, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard 3: Inferno, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly, opening packs chasing one specific card is gambling and most rips don't come close to breaking even, but if you're going to try for Erika's Venusaur, those are the packs where we've actually watched it land.
Questions people ask
How much is Erika's Venusaur worth?+
A raw, ungraded Erika's Venusaur is valued at $50 right now. Once graded, the price climbs fast, with a Grade 9 sitting at $214 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,225. Where your copy lands in that range comes down almost entirely to condition.
Is Erika's Venusaur worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 24.5 times the raw price of $50, putting it at $1,225. But gem mint copies are tough to land, and a Grade 9 only brings $214, so it's worth being honest with yourself about the card's condition before you pay for grading.
How much is a PSA 10 Erika's Venusaur worth?+
A PSA 10 Erika's Venusaur is worth $1,225, which works out to roughly 24.5 times the value of a raw copy at $50. That jump reflects just how hard it is to find this card in truly flawless condition.
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