Venusaur ex #198 Value

Name: Venusaur ex #198 — 151
Brand: Pokémon

151 · Card 198/207 · Special illustration rare · 2023

Venusaur ex #198 is one of the special illustration rares from Scarlet & Violet 151, the 2023 set that sent collectors back to the original 151 Pokemon with a fresh coat of paint. Yoriyuki Ikegami's artwork on this one is the kind that makes you stop flipping and just look for a second, which is exactly why it holds real Venusaur ex value on the secondary market. If you're trying to figure out Venusaur ex price right now, a raw copy sits at $114, so it's accessible without needing to be a huge purchase.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$114

Grade 9

$127

PSA 10

$457

PSA 10 is 4.0× the raw price55,877 graded worldwideonly 17,074 in PSA 10

Value by grade

Where it drops

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Venusaur ex price history

Ungraded value is $114, up 101% over the past year, with an all-time high of $120 in May 2026.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Venusaur ex price at every grade

The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 55,877 graded copies exist — only 17,074 are PSA 10.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
Raw / Ungraded	$114	—	—
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$457	17,074	15,735 / 1,339
Grade 9	$127	27,875	26,807 / 1,068
Grade 8	$118	9,131	8,640 / 491
Grade 7	$96	1,361	1,286 / 75
Grade 6	$40	295	284 / 11
Grade 5	$32	83	80 / 3
Grade 4	$27	39	38 / 1
Grade 3	$23	10	10 / –
Grade 2	$21	4	4 / –
Grade 1	–	5	5 / –

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Set: 151
Card number: 198 of 207
Rarity: Special illustration rare
Type: Grass
HP: 340
Stage: Stage2
Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat cost: 4
Illustrator: Yoriyuki Ikegami
Released: 2023

Attacks

Dangerous Toxwhip150
Grass · Grass · Colorless
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.

Venusaur ex — collector's take

Is Venusaur ex worth grading?

So is Venusaur ex worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $114, a Grade 9 comes in at $127, and a true PSA 10 jumps to $457, which works out to about 4.0x the raw price. That gap is real money, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a special illustration rare like this one, since any whitening on the edges or a soft corner can knock it down to a 9. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and only submit copies you'd bet on being flawless under a loupe, because a Grade 9 result barely moves the needle over raw.

How rare is it?

Across every grading company combined, 55,877 copies of this card have been graded so far, and of those, 17,074 have come back a PSA 10. That's roughly a third landing at the top grade, which is a decent hit rate for a special illustration rare but still means two out of three graded copies fall short of gem mint. With a population this size, Venusaur ex isn't a needle in a haystack card, it's more that the PSA 10 tier carves out a smaller, meaningfully pricier slice of a large pool.

Where to pull it

This is where PackSpy's own data earns its keep, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing from price guides. Venusaur ex has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, packs, tilt-rips, and lastpack, so it's a card that shows up with some regularity if you're ripping from the right packs. We've seen it land in the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Ultra (Spicy), Pokémon Pro Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pack 3, with the biggest recorded pull on this card hitting $2,300. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Venusaur ex worth?

A raw, ungraded Venusaur ex is valued at $114. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $127 and a PSA 10 reaching $457, so condition makes a real difference in what it's worth.

Is Venusaur ex worth grading?

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 4.0x the raw price of $114, landing at $457. Just know that gem mint is tough to hit and grading has its own cost and risk, so only send in copies that look genuinely flawless.

What set is Venusaur ex from?

Venusaur ex #198 comes from Scarlet & Violet 151, released in 2023. It's a special illustration rare featuring artwork by Yoriyuki Ikegami, which is a big part of why collectors chase it.