Question 1

Is Venusaur worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Venusaur worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy is worth $13, a Grade 9 sits at $72, and a PSA 10 commands $114, which works out to about 8.7 times the raw price once you hit that gem mint grade. That is a real jump, no question, but grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. If your card already looks sharp under a light, with clean edges and solid centering, it is worth the gamble. If it has visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is rather than paying to find out.

Question 2

How rare is Venusaur?

Accepted Answer

Right now there are 279 graded copies of this Venusaur on record, and out of those, 122 have reached PSA 10. That is a meaningful chunk of the graded population sitting at the top grade, which tells you gem mint copies exist but are far from guaranteed when you send one in. With a population this modest overall, every graded copy carries a bit of weight, and that scarcity is a big part of why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is as wide as it is.

Question 3

Where can you pull Venusaur?

Accepted Answer

This is where our tracking actually earns its keep. Across the sites we monitor, including collector-crypt, mnstr, courtyard, tilt-rips, packs, and lastpack, we have recorded Venusaur pulled 200 or more times, which puts it firmly in the category of cards that do turn up if you are opening enough product. The biggest single pull we have on record for this card came in at $2,300, and we have seen it surface in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, Pokemon Diamond Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, and Pokemon Pro Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is still a gamble and most rips do not come close to covering their cost, but if you are chasing this Venusaur specifically, those are the packs where our data shows it actually showing up.

Question 4

How much is Venusaur worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded copy of this Venusaur is valued at $13. Once graded, the price rises with condition, sitting at $72 for a Grade 9 and $114 for a PSA 10, so the grade you land makes a real difference to what it is worth.

Question 5

Is Venusaur worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 8.7 times more than the raw $13 price, landing at $114. But grading costs money upfront and there is no promise of a perfect grade, so it really depends on how clean your copy already looks before you send it in.

Question 6

Why is the Venusaur 1st Edition #3 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

First edition prints are generally produced in smaller numbers than later standard prints, and collectors tend to value that scarcity and the sense of owning one of the earliest copies of a card. That extra demand is a big part of why 1st edition and holo versions typically carry a premium over the regular release.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$436	122	114 / 8
PSA 9	$146	78	72 / 6
PSA 8	$132	44	29 / 15
PSA 7	-	24	11 / 13
PSA 6	-	8	5 / 3
PSA 5	-	2	2 / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	1	1 / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$29	-	-

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