Venusaur #18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Venusaur & chase cards
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Venusaur #18 from Base Set 2 is one of those cards that just feels right in a collection, the big green starter fully evolved and illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita in a way that still holds up more than two decades later. As a Rare from a set released back in 2000, it carries real nostalgia weight, and if you are here checking Venusaur value, the short answer is that a raw copy runs $61 while a pristine PSA 10 can bring $2,517. That gap alone tells you a lot about why grading conversations around this card get so interesting.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $62, up 24% over the past year, with an all-time high of $75 in May 2026.
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Venusaur price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 11,895 graded, only 135 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.4k | 135 | 107 / 28 |
| PSA 9 | $316 | 1,545 | 1,331 / 214 |
| PSA 8 | $189 | 3,047 | 2,337 / 710 |
| PSA 7 | $117 | 2,320 | 1,806 / 514 |
| PSA 6 | $100 | 1,946 | 1,612 / 334 |
| PSA 5 | $79 | 1,485 | 1,232 / 253 |
| PSA 4 | $57 | 701 | 585 / 116 |
| PSA 3 | $48 | 316 | 271 / 45 |
| PSA 2 | $43 | 180 | 168 / 12 |
| PSA 1 | $99 | 220 | 213 / 7 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $62 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- 18 of 130
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Solarbeam60Grass · Grass · Grass · Grass
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The collector's take on Venusaur
Is Venusaur worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here is the honest math: a PSA 10 Venusaur sells for about 41.5 times what a raw copy goes for, which sounds like a no-brainer until you factor in how hard gem mint actually is to hit. Out of 11,873 total graded copies, only 135 have made it to that flawless PSA 10 grade, so the odds are working against you before you even send the card in. Grading costs money and time, and there is always a chance your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which is still a solid card at $318 but nowhere near that PSA 10 number. If your Venusaur looks sharp under a loupe, with clean edges and no whitening, it is worth a shot. If it has any visible wear, you are probably better off holding it raw or selling as is rather than gambling on the grading fee.
How rare is Venusaur?
Numbers help put this card in perspective. Across all grading submissions, 11,873 copies of this Venusaur exist in graded form, which is a healthy population for a card this old and this beloved. But when you narrow it down to PSA 10, that number drops all the way to 135. That is a tiny sliver of the total population sitting at the very top, and it explains why gem mint copies command such a premium over Grade 9 or raw. Scarcity at the highest grade is really what drives the price ladder here, not scarcity of the card overall.
Where can you pull Venusaur?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just relying on price guides. Venusaur has been pulled 200 or more times across platforms including collector-crypt, mnstr, courtyard, tilt-rips, packs and lastpack, and it has shown up in products like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, Pokémon Diamond Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for this card sits at $2,300, which lines up nicely with what a strong graded copy can fetch. That said, opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, and most rips do not pay for themselves, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Venusaur worth?+
A raw, ungraded Venusaur #18 from Base Set 2 currently sits at $61. Once graded, the value climbs quickly depending on condition, with a Grade 9 landing around $318 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,517.
Is Venusaur worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 41.5 times the raw price. Just know that only 135 out of 11,873 graded copies have hit that top grade, so gem mint is genuinely tough to land, and grading fees are non refundable regardless of what comes back.
How much is a PSA 10 Venusaur worth?+
A PSA 10 Venusaur is valued at $2,517, making it one of the more rewarding outcomes if your raw copy is in truly pristine shape. With only 135 copies graded that high out of nearly 12,000 total submissions, it is a genuinely scarce find.
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