Venusaur (Base Set 15)

Bulbasaur   フシギバナ Fushigibana [[File:-attack.png|{{{3}}}| |link=|25px]]
File:BS15Venusaur.jpg Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
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Set	Base Set
Rarity	H
English Card No.	15/102
Japanese Set	Unnumbered Promotional cards
Card GB set	Evolution
Card GB ID	B03
Card GB 2 set	Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID	B01
Card GB 2 set	Promotional
Card GB 2 ID	P01

Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Pokédex data

Species	Seed Pokémon
Length	6'7" (2m)
Weight	221 lbs. (100Kg)
Pokémon No.	3
Entry	This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.

Release information

• This card was released as a promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. In Japan, it was available through the "Please Trade" Campaign that ran from February to July in 1998. This variant card was never released in English.
• Later Japanese versions were released as part of the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD.
• This card was also reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

• BS15Venusaur.jpg

  Base Set print
  Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

• BestCDVenusaur.jpg

  Best CD print
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• The Venusaur included in the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD has the Pikachu Records logo in place of an Expansion symbol.

Origin

SolarBeam is a move in the Pokémon games that Venusaur can learn. The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded.