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Venusaur — Base Set 2 #18 Pokémon card

Vintage · holo

Venusaur

Base Set 2 · #18 · English · released 2000

Raw market price

$116.00

30 days

▲ 0.6%

90 days

▲ 14.6%

Last 30 recorded prices▲ 0.8%
low $106.74high $108.71
63MASTER score · steady

Graded prices & PSA population

GradeMarket pricePSA population
PSA 10$6,916107
PSA 9$400.001,340
PSA 8$187.002,421

PSA population recorded 2026-10-18 · total graded 10,402

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

$6,916

PSA 10

$675.00

AGS 10

$536.00

CGC 10

$470.00

BGS 9.5

$400.00

PSA 9

$317.00

ACE 9

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Market data recorded 2026-09-26 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.