Venusaur 3/78 · Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Venusaur is 3/78, in position 3 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Ivysaur, and after it is 4 Radiant Venusaur. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Venusaur is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 180 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).

KEIICHIRO ITO 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). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and KEIICHIRO ITO illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 40 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

Loopy Lasso is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon, and the new Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. The attack Solar Beam lists 130 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Its plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight." The regulation mark is F.

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