Erika's Venusaur #4 value & price
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Erika's Venusaur is one of those cards that instantly takes you back to the Gym Challenge set from 2000, with Ken Sugimori's artwork giving it a softer, more painterly feel than a lot of the Pokemon cards from that era. As a Rare Holo tied to one of the original Gym Leaders, it has always had a following, and if you are digging into Erika's Venusaur value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $119. That is a solid number for a 25 year old card, and it only grows more interesting once you start looking at graded copies.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $115, up 31% over the past year, with an all-time high of $129 in July 2026.
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Erika's Venusaur price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,517 graded, only 101 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.9k | 101 | 40 / 61 |
| PSA 9 | $418 | 834 | 643 / 191 |
| PSA 8 | $240 | 1,535 | 1,183 / 352 |
| PSA 7 | $167 | 1,119 | 952 / 167 |
| PSA 6 | $140 | 833 | 703 / 130 |
| PSA 5 | $105 | 643 | 565 / 78 |
| PSA 4 | $75 | 236 | 198 / 38 |
| PSA 3 | $67 | 92 | 84 / 8 |
| PSA 2 | $53 | 54 | 51 / 3 |
| PSA 1 | $100 | 70 | 70 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $115 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 4 of 132
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 90
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire x2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- GrowthGrass
Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Erika's Venusaur.
- Wide Solarbeam20Grass · Grass · Grass · Grass
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 2 of them (or 1 if he or she only has 1). This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Erika's Venusaur
Is Erika's Venusaur worth grading?
So is it worth sending Erika's Venusaur off to get graded? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw, ungraded copy is worth $119, a Grade 9 jumps to $408, and a true gem mint PSA 10 sits at $2,911, which works out to about 24.6 times the raw price. That is a big enough gap to make grading tempting, but it is not a sure thing. Gym Challenge cards from 2000 often show print lines, centering issues, or edge wear that keeps them out of that PSA 10 tier, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into your profit if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy already looks sharp under a loupe, with clean corners and centering, it is worth the gamble. If it is a well loved copy with visible wear, you are probably better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.
How rare is Erika's Venusaur?
There is no official population count to lean on here, but the story of Erika's Venusaur's scarcity is really the story of the Gym Challenge set itself. This was a set from the very early days of the Pokemon TCG, printed in 2000 and opened heavily by kids who were not exactly storing their cards in sleeves and top loaders. Two decades later, that means genuinely high grade copies, especially anything approaching PSA 10, are simply harder to find than the print run alone would suggest. A lot of surviving copies carry the small dings and creases you would expect from a card that has been through a lot, which is exactly why the gem mint examples command such a premium over the raw price.
Where can you pull Erika's Venusaur?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we do not just quote a price guide, we watch real pack sites pull real cards. Erika's Venusaur has been recorded 159 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt and mnstr, with the biggest single pull coming in at $1,200. It has turned up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, the Pokémon Starter Pack, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 1 and The Amazing Chase Encore. That gives you a real sense of where this card actually surfaces if you are chasing it through pack breaks rather than buying it outright. Worth saying plainly though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come close to covering what you spent, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Erika's Venusaur worth?+
A raw, ungraded Erika's Venusaur is worth $119 right now. That is the figure most collectors use as their baseline before factoring in condition or grading, and it reflects the card's status as a Rare Holo from the 2000 Gym Challenge set.
Is Erika's Venusaur worth grading?+
It depends on the copy you have. A PSA 10 is worth $2,911, roughly 24.6 times the raw price of $119, which is a meaningful jump, but a Grade 9 only reaches $408, so a lot rides on whether your card can actually hit that top grade. If it looks clean and well centered, grading can pay off, but it is a real gamble with real fees attached.
How much is a PSA 10 Erika's Venusaur worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Erika's Venusaur is currently valued at $2,911. That is a big step up from both the raw price of $119 and a Grade 9 at $408, which shows just how much collectors are willing to pay for a truly flawless copy of this card.
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