Venusaur #15 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 19 Aug 2026Related Venusaur & chase cards
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Venusaur has been a fan favorite since the very beginning, so it is no surprise this Celebrations version from 1999 still turns heads. It is card #15, a Rare pulled from Mitsuhiro Arita's artwork, and it holds a real place in the hobby rather than just being another reprint. If you are trying to pin down Venusaur value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $12, but that number moves a lot depending on condition and grade, which is really what this page is here to walk you through.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $11, up 5% over the past year, with an all-time high of $13 in October 2021.
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Venusaur price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 36,489 graded, only 22,353 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $119 | 22,353 | 22,353 / - |
| PSA 9 | $36 | 12,551 | 12,545 / 6 |
| PSA 8 | $25 | 1,145 | 1,145 / - |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 209 | 209 / - |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 131 | 131 / - |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 64 | 64 / - |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 24 | 24 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 5 | 5 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $11 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 15
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
Attacks
- Solarbeam60Grass · Grass · Grass · Grass
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The collector's take on Venusaur
Is Venusaur worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw Venusaur runs $12, a Grade 9 brings that up to $38, and a PSA 10 sits at $121, which works out to about 10.3 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting on paper, and it is real money if you land the gem mint grade. But grading costs money upfront, takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 rather than a 9 or lower, especially with a card like this where centering and edge wear are unforgiving under a loupe. If your copy already looks sharp in hand, corners clean, centering even, it is worth a shot. If it has any soft corners or print lines, you might be paying to confirm what you already suspected, so grade with your eyes open rather than your hopes up.
How rare is Venusaur?
Across all grading submissions, 36,489 copies of this Venusaur have been graded, and out of that total, 22,353 came back PSA 10. That is a striking share sitting at the top grade, which tells you gem mint copies, while not rare in raw count, are still the benchmark buyers pay up for. It also means the market has a healthy supply of graded copies to compare against, so pricing tends to stay fairly steady rather than swinging wildly, since there is enough population data to keep things honest.
Where can you pull Venusaur?
This is where PackSpy actually has something no price guide can give you: we track real pulls across pack sites, and Venusaur has shown up 200 or more times across collector-crypt, courtyard, packs, tilt-rips, mnstr, and lastpack. The biggest recorded pull we have logged for this card came in at $2,300, which shows just how much upside a great copy can carry if it lands in the right hands. We have seen it turn up in the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, Celebrations Pack, and Pokémon Diamond Pack, so those are the spots to watch if you are chasing one yourself. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble by nature, most rips do not come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Venusaur worth?+
A raw, ungraded Venusaur is valued at $12. Grade it to a 9 and that climbs to $38, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $121. Condition really does most of the work when it comes to Venusaur price.
Is Venusaur worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 10.3 times the raw price. But grading costs money and there is no guarantee of gem mint, so it makes the most sense if your copy already looks close to flawless before you send it in.
What set is Venusaur from?+
This Venusaur is card #15 from the Celebrations set, released in 1999. It is a Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, which is part of why collectors still seek it out today.
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