Venusaur V 1/73 · Champion's Path

Venusaur is Pokédex #003, generation 1 (Kanto). Venusaur V is a Basic V Grass Pokémon with 220 HP.

Venusaur V sits at 1/73 in Champion's Path, position 1 of 80. The next card is 2 Weedle. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 25, 2020. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 80 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

The attack Pollen Bomb lists 80 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. Solar Typhoon is another attack lists 220 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Solar Typhoon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

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 V. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 45 other cards of Venusaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Mochizuki. I count 131 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Champion's Path set binder is where a full Champion's Path 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 Card number 1. I still need this card.