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Bulbasaur
Base · #44 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
PokémonGrass
$4.26
HP 40·GGrass·Basic
GGLeech Seed20
Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove 1 damage counter from Bulbasaur.
Weakness R ×2Retreat C
A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. Thus, a plant sprouted and now grows with this Pokémon.
Bulbasaur is card #44 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $4.26 it is the #36 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 28 Bulbasaur cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #36 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$4.26
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$7.67
PSA 9 · Mint
$17.04
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$29.82
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$55.38
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Bulbasaur through the years
1999Base Set
2002Expedition Base Set
2005POP Series 2
2007Secret Wonders
2017Shining Legends
2021McDonald's Collection 2021
2023151
2025Mega EvolutionMore by Mitsuhiro Arita
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Bulbasaur (Base) worth?
An ungraded Bulbasaur from Base sells for about $4.26. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $55.38 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $17.04.
How rare is Bulbasaur?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Bulbasaur?
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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