How much is Venusaur 18/130 worth?

About $116 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Venusaur 18/130 from?

Base Set 2 (Base), released February 24, 2000.

Is Venusaur the most valuable card in Base Set 2?

No, it is the 4th most valuable of the 130 cards; the top card is Charizard 4 at $418.

Pokémon sets › Base Set 2 › Venusaur

Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Venusaur 18/130

Base Set 2 · Rare Holo · illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

$116TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

+51%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#4 of 130most valuable in Base Set 2

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What Venusaur 18 is worth

Venusaur 18/130 sells for about $116 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 4th most valuable card in Base Set 2, and alone makes up 7% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $40.13, so this card sells at 2.9 times that. Among all 38 Venusaur cards, it ranks 11th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 51% against its 30-day average.

Venusaur price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Holo	$116	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$97.36 €87.15	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$27.82 €24.9	Cardmarket low

Recent Venusaur sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$64.48	€57.72
Last 7 days	$44.42	€39.76
Last day	$55.75	€49.9

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Venusaur card details

Set	Base Set 2 (Base, B2)
Number	18/130
Rarity	Rare Holo
Card type	Stage 2 Grass
HP	100
Evolves from	Ivysaur
Abilities	Energy Trans (Poke-POWER)
Attacks	Solarbeam Grass, Grass, Grass, Grass · 60 damage
Weakness	Fire ×2
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Mitsuhiro Arita
Released	February 24, 2000
Printings	Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 18/130 next to the set code B2, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Mitsuhiro Arita. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

Other Venusaur cards

Venusaur 18 Legendary Collection — **Venusaur** $800
Legendary Collection 18

Erika's Venusaur 4 Gym Challenge — **Erika's Venusaur** $650
Gym Challenge 4

Venusaur ex 112 FireRed & LeafGreen — **Venusaur ex** $480
FireRed & LeafGreen 112

Venusaur 30 Expedition Base Set — **Venusaur** $210
Expedition Base Set 30

Venusaur 15 Base Set — **Venusaur** $168
Base Set 15

Celebi & Venusaur GX 182 Team Up — **Celebi & Venusaur GX** $146
Team Up 182

Mega Venusaur ex 177 Mega Evolution — **Mega Venusaur ex** $136
Mega Evolution 177

Venusaur EX 141 XY — **Venusaur EX** $125
XY 141

All 38 Venusaur cards with prices →

More valuable Base Set 2 cards

Charizard 4: $418
Blastoise 2: $171
Mewtwo 10: $130
Raichu 16: $64.05
Gyarados 7: $57.44
Alakazam 1: $53.94
Zapdos 20: $40.83
Nidoking 11: $40.47

All Base Set 2 chase cards → · Full Base Set 2 card list

Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.