Venusaur ex 112/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen

FireRed & LeafGreen is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Venusaur ex is 112/112, in position 112 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 111 Mr. Mime ex, and after it is 113 Charmander. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Venusaur ex is a Stage 2 ex Grass Pokémon with 150 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).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

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 15/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Venusaur, while this one is Venusaur ex. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 45 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

Energy Trans is listed as Poké-Power. As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), move a Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. This power can't be used if Venusaur ex is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Pollen Hazard lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned, Burned, and Confused. Solarbeam is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2 and Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for FireRed & LeafGreen, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the FireRed & LeafGreen 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.