Venusaur ex 3/165 · 151

Venusaur is Pokédex #003, generation 1 (Kanto). Venusaur ex is a Stage 2 ex Grass Pokémon with 340 HP. The card says it evolves from Ivysaur. In this catalog that name is Ivysaur (#002).

Venusaur ex sits at 3/165 in 151, position 3 of 207. Before it is 2 Ivysaur, and after it is 4 Charmander. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Tranquil Flower is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may heal 60 damage from 1 of your Pokémon. The attack Dangerous Toxwhip lists 150 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

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 is named Venusaur, while this one is Venusaur ex. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 340 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 43 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 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 Kanto starters, without Charizard and Modern living dex: the 151. I still need this card.