Venusaur 15/102 · Base

Venusaur is Pokédex #003, generation 1 (Kanto). Venusaur is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 67. The card says it evolves from Ivysaur. In this catalog that name is Ivysaur (#002).

Venusaur sits at 15/102 in Base, position 15 of 102. Before it is 14 Raichu, and after it is 16 Zapdos. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Energy Trans is listed as Pokémon Power. As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take 1 Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to a different one. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The attack Solarbeam lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight."

Venusaur (#003) has 46 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Venusaur 13/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 40 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Venusaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.