Venusaur #13
💎 Grail CardAs card #13 in Wizards Black Star Promos, Venusaur is a Common Pokémon card worth about $280.34 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
There isn't enough recent sold history to call direction on Venusaur #13. Sell on your own schedule.
Venusaur at a glance
- Trades around $280.34 on TCGplayer.
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
- Set: Wizards Black Star Promos (Base, 1999).
- Rarity: Common.
- No published price history.
Venusaur price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Venusaur #13.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $205.00
- Mid
- $307.32
- High
- —
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About Venusaur #13
Wizards Black Star Promos placed Venusaur at #13; the Pokémon card entered the market in 1999 within the Base series. The card carries 100 HP and Grass typing, with a Stage 2 designation.
The card is illustrated by Ken Sugimori and currently trades at $280.34 for the Holofoil printing, with a low-to-high range of $205.00 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Wizards Black Star Promos
- Series
- Base
- Number
- #13 / 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- HP
- 100
- Type
- Grass
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Ivysaur
- Released
- 1999/07/01
Venusaur attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Venusaur #13 — the playability layer behind the price.
Solar Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Your Active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Mega Drain
Remove a number of damage counters from Venusaur equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Venusaur has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- —
- Ability
- Solar Power
- Attacks
- 1
Venusaur price analysis
What drives the current market value of Venusaur #13.
TCGplayer tracks 1 print variant for this card: Holofoil ($280.34).
As a $280.34 card it trades like a collectible asset, with the exact printing driving most of the value.
At $280.34 this is a high-end card where auction results and the specific variant — not daily listings — set the value.
Cardmarket does not list Venusaur, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Venusaur price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Across 4 recorded days the price spanned $279.51–$280.34. The most recent snapshot of $280.34 sits 100% up that range.
Recorded volatility runs near 0.1% per day, with a maximum drawdown of 0% over the tracked window.
The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Venusaur?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
The $280.34 market translates to a net of about $242.89 (eBay), $244.30 (TCGplayer), $265.97 (Cardmarket), $249.48 (Whatnot) or $280.34 (direct). That $37.45 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Venusaur #13.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Venusaur?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Venusaur #13 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $280.34 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $935.58 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $301.45. You need a graded sale of $326.32 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $446.47 (139.4% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Venusaur within Wizards Black Star Promos
Venusaur ranks #5 of 53 tracked Wizards Black Star Promos cards by market value, against a set median of $44.66.
It sits in the top 92% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Lucky Stadium (#41), valued at $1,700.00.
What makes Venusaur valuable
- At $280.34 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its rarely listed status means buyers compete for clean copies.
- Vintage (1999) print runs are fixed and finite, and sealed product for this era is scarce — a structural support for long-term value.
- Venusaur is a Grass card with 100 HP, so demand comes from both collectors and players.
- Common is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Ken Sugimori illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
Buying & selling Venusaur
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Venusaur has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $280.34 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Bulk lots of Venusaur can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Wizards Black Star Promos was released in 1999; sealed product from this era is limited, so raw singles appreciate with collector demand.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Common cards; a clean copy of Venusaur can realise well above the $205.00 low end.
Venusaur value questions
What is the value of Venusaur?
Venusaur trades near $280.34 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $205.00–—; Cardmarket shows —.
Will Venusaur hold its value?
The card is steady on recent averages. Common rarity and the vintage-era Base set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.
What rarity is Venusaur?
Venusaur is a Common card from Wizards Black Star Promos (Base series, 1999). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Which versions of Venusaur are there?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($280.34). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where can I buy or sell Venusaur?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $280.34. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What affects the price of Venusaur?
Four factors dominate: the Common rarity tier, the vintage-era Base set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Grass), and condition. Artwork by Ken Sugimori also matters to collector demand.
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