How much is Venusaur 30/165 worth?

About $210 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Venusaur 30/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Venusaur the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 21st most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $950.

Pokémon sets › Expedition Base Set › Venusaur

Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshikawa · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Venusaur 30/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa

$210TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

#21 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Venusaur 30 is worth

Venusaur 30/165 sells for about $210 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 21st most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and alone makes up 1% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $175, so this card sells at 1.2 times that. Among all 38 Venusaur cards, it ranks 4th by price.

Venusaur price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Holo	$210	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$110	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15

Venusaur card details

Set	Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number	30/165
Rarity	Rare Holo
Card type	Stage 2 Grass
HP	100
Evolves from	Ivysaur
Abilities	Harvest Bounty (Poke-POWER)
Attacks	Body Slam Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless · 40 damage
Weakness	Fire x2
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
Released	September 15, 2002
Printings	Holo, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 30/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Shin-ichi Yoshikawa. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Venusaur 15 Base Set — **Venusaur** $168
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Team Up 182

Mega Venusaur ex 177 Mega Evolution — **Mega Venusaur ex** $136
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Venusaur EX 141 XY — **Venusaur EX** $125
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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $950
Gengar 13: $700
Mewtwo 20: $700
Bulbasaur 95: $600
Mew 19: $525
Blastoise 4: $500
Squirtle 132: $458
Charizard 40: $450

All Expedition Base Set chase cards → · Full Expedition Base Set card list

Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.