Base Set Venusaur
Base Set Venusaur, card 15/102, holographic rare, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. One of the three most wanted cards in the first ever Pokémon set. Every Addictimon Base Set holo pack can hold it, and the odds are printed below.
The card
| Set | Pokémon Base Set (Wizards of the Coast), English release 9 January 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number | 15/102 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| HP / type | 100 HP, Grass |
| Stage | Stage 2 (evolves from Ivysaur) |
| Attacks | Energy Trans (Pokémon Power), Solarbeam |
| Print runs | 1st Edition (stamped, no drop shadow), Shadowless (no stamp, no drop shadow around the art window) and Unlimited (drop shadow; printed with ©1999 and ©1999–2000 copyright lines) |
Early Japanese 'No Rarity' copies listed Venusaur as Pokémon number 68 instead of 3, corrected in later runs.
Your odds of pulling Venusaur at Addictimon
Every Addictimon pack is sealed with its odds printed on the listing, randomised before sealing, the same chance for every customer. These are the packs that can hold a Base Set Venusaur:
| Pack | Odds of Venusaur |
|---|---|
|
The Big Three Pack EX–Mint · £259.95 |
1 in 3 |
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Base Set Holo Pack — Premium Brilliant–Mint · £47.95 |
1 in 16 |
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Base Set Holo Pack — Classic Lightly–Heavily Played · £29.95 |
1 in 16 |
Two more Base Set lines hold holos, with odds set for the range rather than for one named card: the Base Set Graded Pack (graded 8–10, £34.95) holds a graded Base Set holographic in 1 in 15 packs, and the Shadowless Pack — Premium (Near Mint–Mint, £16.95) holds a Shadowless holographic in 1 in 20 packs. Those rates cover any of the Base Set holos, not Venusaur alone.
The Big Three Pack is the straight route: one in three, guaranteed to be Charizard, Blastoise or Venusaur.
Condition
Premium packs carry Brilliant–Mint cards. Classic packs carry played cards, Lightly to Heavily Played, at the lower price. The Big Three Pack is EX–Mint. The graded pack holds a slab graded 8–10. The tier is on every pack page, and the card inside is exactly what the listing says it is.
Questions
Which print run will I get? The pack page states the print run and condition for that pack. Shadowless and 1st Edition cards are in their own ranges.
Is the pack sealed? Yes. Every card is sleeved and sealed into its pack by Addictimon, allocated before sealing.
Where do you ship? Worldwide, free.
All sixteen holos with their odds: Base Set chase cards. Every pack line's odds: Our Odds. Browse the Base Set range.