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{{PokémoncardInfobox |
{{PokémoncardInfobox
cardname=Venusaur |
|cardname=Venusaur
level=64 |
|level=64
jname=フシギバナ |
|jname=フシギバナ
jtrans=Fushigibana |
|jtrans=Fushigibana
image=Promo13_Venusaur.jpg |
|image=VenusaurWizardsPromo13.jpg
caption=Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]] |
|caption=Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]]
evostage=Stage 2 |
|species=Venusaur
evoicon=002 |
|evostage=Stage 2
evospecies=Ivysaur |
|evoicon=002
evoname=Ivysaur |
|evospecies=Ivysaur
type=Grass |
|evoname=Ivysaur
hp=100 |
|type=Grass
weakness=Fire |
|hp=100
resistance=None|
|weakness=Fire
retreatcost=2 |
|resistance=None
species=Venusaur |
|retreatcost=2
}}
}}
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{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gb1rarity={{rar|Rare}}|gbid=PXX|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2rarity={{rar|Rare}}|gb2id=PXX}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Grass|species=Venusaur}}


{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion
'''Venusaur''' (Japanese: '''フシギバナ''' ''Fushigibana'') is a {{ct|Grass}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was created exclusively for {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} for the [[Game Boy Color]], but was later released physically as one of the {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}.
|type=Grass
|expansion={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}
|cardno=13
|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}
|gbid=PXX
|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotional}}
|gb2id=PXX
|}}


{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer 
==Card text==
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass}}
{{Cardtext/Pokémon Power
|type=Grass
|type=Grass
|species=Venusaur
|name=Solar Power
|}}
|jname=ソーラーパワー
 
|jtrans=Solar Power
'''Venusaur''' (Japanese: '''フシギバナ''' ''Fushigibana'') is a  {{ct|Grass}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.
|effect=Once during your turn ''(before your attack)'', you may use this power. Your Active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, {{TCG|Paralyzed}}, or {{TCG|Poisoned}}. This power can't be used if {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} is {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, or {{TCG|Paralyzed}}.
 
==Card text==
===Pokémon Power===
{{Cardpower |
type=Pokémon Power |
color=CC0000 |
name=Solar Power |
jname=ソーラーパワー |
jtrans=Solar Power |
effect=Once during your turn (''before your attack''), you may use this power. Your active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, {{TCG|Paralyzed}}, or {{TCG|Poisoned}}. This power can't be used if {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} is {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, or {{TCG|Paralyzed}}. |
}}
}}
 
{{Cardtext/Attack
===Attacks===
|type=Grass
{{Cardattack |
|cost={{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}
cost={{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}} |
|name=Mega Drain
name=Mega Drain |
|jname=メガドレイン
jname=メガドレイン |
|jtrans=Mega Drain
jtrans=Mega Drain |
|damage=40
damage=40 |
|effect=Remove a number of damage counters from {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon ''(after applying Weakness and Resistance)'' (rounded up to the nearest 10). If {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
effect=Remove a number of damage counters from {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (''after applying Weakness and Resistance'') (rounded up to the nearest 10). If {{tt|Venusaur|this Pokémon}} has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them. |
}}
}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}


===Pokédex data===
===Pokédex data===
{|{{Graytable}} width="250"
{{Carddex
|-
|type=Grass
! Species
|name=Venusaur
| Seed Pokémon
|species=Seed
|-
|ndex=003
! Length
|height=6'7"
| 6'7" (2m)
|jheight=2
|-
|weight=221
! Weight
|jweight=100
| 221 lbs. (100Kg)
|dex=This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.
|-
|jdex=花からうっとりする香りがただよい、戦う者の気持ちをなだめてしまう。
! nowrap | Pokémon No.
|transdex=A bewitching aroma wafts from its flower. The fragrance becalms those engaged in a battle.
| 3
}}
|-
! Entry
| This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.
|}


==Release information==
==Release information==
This card was released as a promotional card. Both the Japanese and English versions were available with the Strategy Guide for {{Card GB}} for the [[Game Boy Color]].
This card was initially created for {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} for the [[Game Boy Color]]. In Japan, a physical print was made available as an {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} in copies of the ''[[Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook]]'', released on January 28, 1999. This print features a "GB" symbol in place of an expansion symbol, referencing its ties to the Game Boy title. The English version of the card was included in copies of the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', released on March 31, 2000.
 
===Gallery===
{{TCGGallery
|type=Grass
|image1=TCG1 PXX Venusaur.png
|size1=64px
|caption1={{TCG GB1}} {{GB|1|Promotional Card}} sprite
|image2=TCG2 PXX Venusaur.png
|size2=64px
|caption2={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Promotion Card}} sprite
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Card GB version of this card could only be obtained through [[Card Pop!]] and is the only card out of the two [[Phantom Cards]] to be actually produced.
*The background on the English print is entirely Holofoil, whereas on the Japanese print, only the sky is Holofoil.
 
*The Card GB version of this card was intended to be exclusive to [[Card Pop!]] but a programming error means the card is unobtainable.
*This was an [[orphaned card]] for a time when it came to the {{TCG|Modified format}} due to the only {{TCG ID|Base Set|Bulbasaur|44}} card at the time being in the first {{TCG|rotation}}. It would not be fully playable in the format until a Bulbasaur was printed in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}.
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===Origin===
===Origin===
{{m|Mega Drain}} is a [[move]] in the [[Pokémon games]] that could only be learned by {{p|Venusaur}} via [[TM21]] in [[Generation I]]. [[Solar Power]] is an ability introduced in [[Generation IV]], but Venusaur cannot have it, and the Japanese name of the Pokémon Power is different than that of the ability, making the two unrelated. The card's Pokédex entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
{{a|Solar Power}} is an [[Ability]] later introduced in the [[Generation IV]] [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Venusaur}} cannot have; however, the Japanese names are different, making the two unrelated. {{m|Mega Drain}} is a [[move]] in the Pokémon games that Venusaur could learn via [[TM21]] in [[Generation I]]. The card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, whereas the Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.


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Latest revision as of 02:58, 7 April 2024

Venusaur LV.64
フシギバナ Fushigibana
Grass
VenusaurWizardsPromo13.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Ivysaur
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Ivysaur
Card name Venusaur
Type Grass
HP 100
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 13
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
TCG GB1 set Promotional Card
TCG GB1 ID PXX
TCG GB2 set Promotion Card
TCG GB2 rarity Rare
TCG GB2 ID PXX
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Venusaur.

Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was created exclusively for Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color, but was later released physically as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

Pokémon Power:
Solar Power
ソーラーパワー
 
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Your Active Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GrassGrassGrassGrass Mega Drain
メガドレイン
40
Remove a number of damage counters from Venusaur equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Venusaur has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.


Pokédex data

Grass
Grass
Venusaur - Seed Pokémon
No. Height Weight
003 6'7" (2 m) 221 lbs. (100 kg)
Pokédex entry
This plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight.
花からうっとりする香りがただよい、戦う者の気持ちをなだめてしまう。


Release information

This card was initially created for Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color. In Japan, a physical print was made available as an Unnumbered Promotional card in copies of the Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook, released on January 28, 1999. This print features a "GB" symbol in place of an expansion symbol, referencing its ties to the Game Boy title. The English version of the card was included in copies of the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Official Nintendo Player's Guide, released on March 31, 2000.

Gallery

TCG1 PXX Venusaur.png
TCG GB1 Promotional Card sprite
TCG2 PXX Venusaur.png
TCG GB2 Promotion Card sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • The background on the English print is entirely Holofoil, whereas on the Japanese print, only the sky is Holofoil.
  • The Card GB version of this card was intended to be exclusive to Card Pop! but a programming error means the card is unobtainable.
  • This was an orphaned card for a time when it came to the Modified format due to the only Bulbasaur card at the time being in the first rotation. It would not be fully playable in the format until a Bulbasaur was printed in Legendary Collection.
By DeltaSeeker
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Origin

Solar Power is an Ability later introduced in the Generation IV Pokémon games that Venusaur cannot have; however, the Japanese names are different, making the two unrelated. Mega Drain is a move in the Pokémon games that Venusaur could learn via TM21 in Generation I. The card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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