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Venusaur — Base Set 2 #18 Pokémon card

Vintage · holo

Venusaur

Base Set 2 · #18 · English · released 2000

Raw market price

$107

7 days

1%

30 days

7.4%

90 days

16.9%

63MASTER score · steady

Graded prices & PSA population

GradeMarket pricePSA population
PSA 10$3,583107
PSA 9$3581,337
PSA 8$2212,399

PSA population recorded 2026-09-05 · total graded 10,220

Why this card matters

pop

PSA 10 pop of 107 from 10,037 graded is ~1% gem rate — decent pressure, but 1,336 PSA 9s and large raw supply soften scarcity meaningfully.

demand

Venusaur is a beloved Gen-1 starter with enduring collector pull, but Base Set 2 is a shadow reprint — less coveted than OG Base Set, capping cohort prestige.

artist

Mitsuhiro Arita's iconic holo treatment on a fan-favourite Pokémon is strong, but Base Set 2's border style is considered inferior to the original Base Set print.

catalyst

30d momentum of +8.3% is positive but rests on thin PSA 10 comp volume (single $2,432 sale); not enough sustained data to call a confirmed breakout.

Graded comps on record

$3,583

PSA 10

$675

AGS 10

$533

CGC 10

$440

BGS 9.5

$358

PSA 9

$245

CGC 9

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Market data recorded 2026-09-03 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.