Venusaur 13/147 · Supreme Victors

Supreme Victors is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on August 19, 2009. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. Venusaur is 13/147, in position 13 of 153 on this checklist. Before it is 12 Swampert, and after it is 14 Yanmega. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Venusaur is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 140 HP. The card lists level 55. 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).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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 lists 100 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 44 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

Green Aroma is listed as Poké-Body. Remove all Special Conditions from each of your Grass Pokémon. Each of your Grass Pokémon can't be affected by any Special Conditions. The attack Desperate Pollen lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. If Venusaur already has 8 or more damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned, Confused, and Poisoned. Special Reaction is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is affected by any Special Conditions, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage for each of those Special Conditions. Weakness is Fire +40. Retreat cost is 4.

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