Venusaur 30/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Venusaur is 30/165, in position 30 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Tyranitar, and after it is 31 Vileplume. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

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

Shin-ichi Yoshikawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Venusaur (#003) has 46 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Venusaur 15/102 in Base (1999). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshikawa illustrated this one. 40 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

Harvest Bounty is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if you attach an Energy card to your Active Pokémon as part of your turn, you may attach an additional Energy card to that Pokémon at the same time. This power can't be used if Venusaur is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Body Slam lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Venusaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.