Ivysaur (Base Set 30)

Ivysaur LV.20
フシギソウ Fushigisou

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Bulbasaur

Card name

Ivysaur

Type

Grass

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	30/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	44/130

TCG GB1 set	Evolution
TCG GB1 ID	B02
TCG GB2 set	Psychic Battle
TCG GB2 ID	D01

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	47/110

English expansion	Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
English Deck	Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck
English card no.	002/034
Japanese expansion	Pokémon Card Game Classic
Japanese Deck	Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck
Japanese card no.	002/032

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ivysaur.

Ivysaur (Japanese: フシギソウ Fushigisou) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set print

Vine Whip

つるのむち

30

Poisonpowder

どくのこな

20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data (Base Set print)

Ivysaur - Seed Pokémon

No.

002

Height

3'3" (1.0 m)

Weight

29 lbs. (13.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

When the bulb on its back grows large, the Pokémon seems to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs.

つぼみが背中についていて養分を吸収していくと、大きな花が咲くという。

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

Vine Whip

つるのむち

30

Poison Powder

どくのこな

20

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

Ivysaur - Seed Pokémon

No.

002

Height

3'3" (1.0 m)

Weight

28.7 lbs. (13.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

When the bulb on its back grows large, the Pokémon seems to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs.

つぼみが背中についていて養分を吸収していくと、大きな花が咲くという。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil with its original Base Set artwork in the Venusaur & Lugia ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

TCG GB1 Evolution sprite

TCG GB2 Psychic Battle sprite

Trivia

Origin

Vine Whip is a move in the Pokémon games that Ivysaur can learn. The Japanese name of Vine Whip uses the hiragana (むち) rather than the katakana (ムチ) used in the video games. Poison Powder, formatted on this card's Base Set print as Poisonpowder, is a move in the Pokémon games that Ivysaur can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.