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Bulbasaur Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 28 Bulbasaur cards on file, 25 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $40.25.

Pokédex number · 28 cards · 25 with a price · $0.30 to $500.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Bulbasaur Pokémon card worth?

The typical Bulbasaur card costs $40.25. Across the 25 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.30 and the dearest is $500.00 — Bulbasaur 68, at $500.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All PokémonRarityPrint variantRegulation markEnergy typeSetArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Bulbasaur 28 cardsPokédex number

Bulbasaur price summary

25 with a price · $0.30 to $500.00 · No. 18 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +174.7% in 11 months · 59 HP on average · weak to Fire

Typical price, last 11 months$40.25+174.7% from $14.65
Card price ladder$500.00$0.30 to $500.00
Place among PokémonNo. 18CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $40.25 · No. 18 of 206
188 Pokémon cost less than this one
Cards on file2825 carry a priceMost expensive card$500.00Bulbasaur 68Cheapest on record$0.30across all 25 priced cardsPrice rose+174.7%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 18of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Bulbasaur cards

  • Scale 28 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $40.25, but the dearest reaches $500.00 — a gap of 12×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 18 of 206 Pokémon; 188 of them cost less.
  • Record 25 of the 28 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 28

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14228 cardsonly Bulbasaur remain · 0.4% of 7,142
  • The 28 cards on this page28 cards0.1% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Bulbasaur Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 28 cards share the Pokédex number Bulbasaur. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $40.25. Across the 25 priced cards the range runs $0.30 to $500.00.
  • Where it stands. No. 18 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 188 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 59 HP and 21 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fire.
  • What is listed below. Every one of the 28 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 3 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 28 cards on file, 25 of them with a price

Every Bulbasaur card with a price on file

These are the 28 most expensive of the 25 Bulbasaur cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #68released 2002Bulbasaur [68]2Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #54released 2004Bulbasaur [54]3Bulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #45released 2006Bulbasaur [45]4Bulbasaur — Stellar Crown #143released 2024Bulbasaur [143]5Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #55released 2004Bulbasaur [55]6Bulbasaur — 151 #166released 2023Bulbasaur [166]7Bulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #95released 2002Bulbasaur [95]8Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303released 2019Bulbasaur [SWSH303]9Bulbasaur — Secret Wonders #77released 2007Bulbasaur [77]10Bulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #46released 2006Bulbasaur [46]11Bulbasaur — POP Series 2 #12released 2005Bulbasaur [12]12Bulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #94released 2002Bulbasaur [94]13Erika's Bulbasaur — Gym Challenge #39released 2000Erika's Bulbasaur [39]14Bulbasaur — Dark Explorers #1released 2012Bulbasaur [1]15Bulbasaur — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #39released 2004Bulbasaur [39]16Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution #133released 2025Bulbasaur [133]17Bulbasaur — SM Black Star Promos #SM198released 2017Bulbasaur [SM198]18Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH231released 2019Bulbasaur [SWSH231]19BulbasaurNo imageMcDonald's Collection 20211released 2021Bulbasaur [1]20Bulbasaur — Base Set 2 #67released 2000Bulbasaur [67]21Bulbasaur — Supreme Victors #93released 2009Bulbasaur [93]22Bulbasaur — Shining Legends #1released 2017Bulbasaur [1]23Bulbasaur — Detective Pikachu #1released 2019Bulbasaur [1]24Bulbasaur — Pokémon GO #1released 2022Bulbasaur [1]25Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution #1released 2025Bulbasaur [1]26Bulbasaur — Base #44released 1999Bulbasaur [44]27Bulbasaur — 151 #1released 2023Bulbasaur [1]28BulbasaurPromoNo imageScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos46released 2023Bulbasaur [46]

The 28 dearest Bulbasaur cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 28 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 25 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 28 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #681BulbasaurLegendary Collection #68 · 2002$500.00CommonBulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #542BulbasaurFireRed & LeafGreen #54 · 2004$137.50CommonBulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #453BulbasaurCrystal Guardians #45 · 2006$113.25CommonBulbasaur — Stellar Crown #1434BulbasaurStellar Crown #143 · 2024$104.52Illustration RareBulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #555BulbasaurFireRed & LeafGreen #55 · 2004$85.30CommonBulbasaur — 151 #1666Bulbasaur151 #166 · 2023$81.81Illustration RareBulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #957BulbasaurExpedition Base Set #95 · 2002$66.34CommonBulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH3038BulbasaurSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303 · 2019$61.04Promo
Show the other 20They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+20
Bulbasaur — Secret Wonders #779BulbasaurSecret Wonders #77 · 2007$50.33CommonBulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #4610BulbasaurCrystal Guardians #46 · 2006$48.03CommonBulbasaur — POP Series 2 #1211BulbasaurPOP Series 2 #12 · 2005$47.20CommonBulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #9412BulbasaurExpedition Base Set #94 · 2002$42.93CommonErika's Bulbasaur — Gym Challenge #3913Erika's BulbasaurGym Challenge #39 · 2000$40.25UncommonBulbasaur — Dark Explorers #114BulbasaurDark Explorers #1 · 2012$25.19CommonBulbasaur — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #3915BulbasaurTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #39 · 2004$24.23CommonBulbasaur — Mega Evolution #13316BulbasaurMega Evolution #133 · 2025$22.26Illustration RareBulbasaur — SM Black Star Promos #SM19817BulbasaurSM Black Star Promos #SM198 · 2017$20.83PromoBulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH23118BulbasaurSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH231 · 2019$11.17Promo19BulbasaurMcDonald's Collection 2021 #1 · 2021$5.73Bulbasaur — Base Set 2 #6720BulbasaurBase Set 2 #67 · 2000$5.09CommonBulbasaur — Supreme Victors #9321BulbasaurSupreme Victors #93 · 2009$4.50CommonBulbasaur — Shining Legends #122BulbasaurShining Legends #1 · 2017$3.56CommonBulbasaur — Detective Pikachu #123BulbasaurDetective Pikachu #1 · 2019$0.86CommonBulbasaur — Pokémon GO #124BulbasaurPokémon GO #1 · 2022$0.49CommonBulbasaur — Mega Evolution #125BulbasaurMega Evolution #1 · 2025$0.30CommonBulbasaur — Base #4426BulbasaurBase #44 · 1999CommonBulbasaur — 151 #127Bulbasaur151 #1 · 2023Common28BulbasaurScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #46 · 2023Promo
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Which Bulbasaur cards share a name across several printings?

27 of the 28 cards listed above are reprints of just 1 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Bulbasaur27 printings · 21 sets

Bulbasaur [68]Common · Legendary CollectionMarket $500.00Bulbasaur [54]Common · FireRed & LeafGreenMarket $137.50Bulbasaur [45]Common · Crystal GuardiansMarket $113.25Bulbasaur [143]Illustration Rare · Stellar CrownMarket $104.52Bulbasaur [55]Common · FireRed & LeafGreenMarket $85.30Bulbasaur [166]Illustration Rare · 151Market $81.81Bulbasaur [95]Common · Expedition Base SetMarket $66.34Bulbasaur [SWSH303]Promo · SWSH Black Star PromosMarket $61.04Bulbasaur [77]Common · Secret WondersMarket $50.33Bulbasaur [46]Common · Crystal GuardiansMarket $48.03Bulbasaur [12]Common · POP Series 2Market $47.20Bulbasaur [94]Common · Expedition Base SetMarket $42.93Bulbasaur [1]Common · Dark ExplorersMarket $25.19Bulbasaur [39]Common · Team Magma vs Team AquaMarket $24.23Bulbasaur [133]Illustration Rare · Mega EvolutionMarket $22.26Bulbasaur [SM198]Promo · SM Black Star PromosMarket $20.83Bulbasaur [SWSH231]Promo · SWSH Black Star PromosMarket $11.17BulbasaurNo imageMcDonald's Collection 20211Bulbasaur [1]McDonald's Collection 2021Market $5.73Bulbasaur [67]Common · Base Set 2Market $5.09Bulbasaur [93]Common · Supreme VictorsMarket $4.50Bulbasaur [1]Common · Shining LegendsMarket $3.56Bulbasaur [1]Common · Detective PikachuMarket $0.86Bulbasaur [1]Common · Pokémon GOMarket $0.49Bulbasaur [1]Common · Mega EvolutionMarket $0.30Bulbasaur [44]Common · BaseBulbasaur [1]Common · 151BulbasaurPromoNo imageScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos46Bulbasaur [46]Promo · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
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Are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Bulbasaur card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Bulbasaur card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $40.25
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$14.65Cards carrying a price23The twelve months are counted from hereAug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$40.25Cards carrying a price25From start+174.7%From previous+1.5%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Bulbasaur Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Bulbasaur cards.

A typical Bulbasaur card$40.25medianThat is 8.1% of the dearest single card at $500.00. "Bulbasaur cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Bulbasaur card$0.30Mega Evolution #1That is 0.7% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$5.73lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $5.73.
One in ten costs more than this$109.76upper tenthThat is 2.7× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Bulbasaur cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 28 cards, but only 25 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 25, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 28.
How Bulbasaur Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
Under $1 312.0%
$1 to $5 28.0%
$5 to $20 312.0%
$20 to $50 832.0%
$50 to $100 520.0%
$100 to $500 312.0%
$500 and up 14.0%

Counted across the 25 Bulbasaur cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Bulbasaur cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileBulbasaurLegendary Collection #68One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $500.00.
1,667 times apartPrice $500.00 VS $0.30
Rarity Common VS Common
Set Legendary Collection VS Mega Evolution
Cheapest on fileBulbasaurMega Evolution #1The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.30.
What is the same
Both are Bulbasaur cards
They sit in the same group of 28 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Bulbasaur returns both.
What differs
Common against Common
The dearer one is from Legendary Collection and the cheaper from Mega Evolution. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
1,667 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.30. The typical Bulbasaur card is $40.25, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Bulbasaur Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Bulbasaur card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Bulbasaur cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2002 with 3.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2002, 3 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Bulbasaur Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
1999 13.6%—
2000 27.1%—
2002 310.7%$66.34
2004 310.7%$85.30
2005 13.6%—
2006 27.1%—
2007 13.6%—
2009 13.6%—
2012 13.6%—
2017 27.1%—
2019 310.7%$11.17
2021 13.6%—
2022 13.6%—
2023 310.7%—
2024 13.6%—
2025 27.1%—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

16 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Bulbasaur Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Bulbasaur card costs. These break the group down by rarity, printing, set, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.
Which Bulbasaur cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?4 largest of rarity · one real card each
19 cardsCommonLegendary Collection #68 · $500.00
4 cardsPromoSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303 · $61.04
3 cardsIllustration RareStellar Crown #143 · $104.52
1 cardUncommonGym Challenge #39 · $40.25
Which Bulbasaur cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Common 1967.9%$42.93Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #68
Promo 414.3%$20.83Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303
Illustration Rare 310.7%$81.81Bulbasaur — Stellar Crown #143
Uncommon 13.6%—Erika's Bulbasaur — Gym Challenge #39

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Bulbasaur card is worth more?3 largest of printing · one real card each
17 cardsNormalLegendary Collection #68 · $500.00
7 cardsHolofoilStellar Crown #143 · $104.52
1 card1st EditionGym Challenge #39 · $40.25
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Bulbasaur card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Normal 1760.7%$47.20Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #68
Holofoil 725.0%$20.83Bulbasaur — Stellar Crown #143
1st Edition 13.6%—Erika's Bulbasaur — Gym Challenge #39

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Bulbasaur cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
2 cards151151 #166 · $81.81
2 cardsCrystal GuardiansCrystal Guardians #45 · $113.25
2 cardsExpedition Base SetExpedition Base Set #95 · $66.34
2 cardsFireRed & LeafGreenFireRed & LeafGreen #54 · $137.50
2 cardsMega EvolutionMega Evolution #133 · $22.26
2 cardsSWSH Black Star PromosSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303 · $61.04
Which sets hold the Bulbasaur cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
151 27.1%—Bulbasaur — 151 #166
Crystal Guardians 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #45
Expedition Base Set 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #95
FireRed & LeafGreen 27.1%—Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #54
Mega Evolution 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution #133
SWSH Black Star Promos 27.1%—Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303
Base 13.6%—BaseNo image
Base Set 2 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Base Set 2 #67
Dark Explorers 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Dark Explorers #1
Detective Pikachu 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Detective Pikachu #1

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Who drew the Bulbasaur cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
4 cardsMitsuhiro AritaLegendary Collection #68 · $500.00
2 cardsKen SugimoriGym Challenge #39 · $40.25
2 cardsMPC FilmSM Black Star Promos #SM198 · $20.83
2 cardsMizueShining Legends #1 · $3.56
1 cardAtsuko NishidaFireRed & LeafGreen #54 · $137.50
1 cardHajime KusajimaFireRed & LeafGreen #55 · $85.30
Who drew the Bulbasaur cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Mitsuhiro Arita 414.3%$25.19Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #68
Ken Sugimori 27.1%—Erika's Bulbasaur — Gym Challenge #39
MPC Film 27.1%—Bulbasaur — SM Black Star Promos #SM198
Mizue 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Shining Legends #1
Atsuko Nishida 13.6%—Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #54
Hajime Kusajima 13.6%—Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #55
Julie Hang 13.6%—Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303
Kagemaru Himeno 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Crystal Guardians #46
Kouki Saitou 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Secret Wonders #77
Midori Harada 13.6%—Bulbasaur — POP Series 2 #12

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which eras of the game do Bulbasaur cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each
5 cardsEXFireRed & LeafGreen #54 · $137.50
4 cardsScarlet & VioletStellar Crown #143 · $104.52
3 cardsSun & MoonSM Black Star Promos #SM198 · $20.83
3 cardsSword & ShieldSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303 · $61.04
2 cardsBaseBase Set 2 #67 · $5.09
2 cardsE-CardExpedition Base Set #95 · $66.34
Which eras of the game do Bulbasaur cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
EX 517.9%$85.30Bulbasaur — FireRed & LeafGreen #54
Scarlet & Violet 414.3%—Bulbasaur — Stellar Crown #143
Sun & Moon 310.7%$3.56Bulbasaur — SM Black Star Promos #SM198
Sword & Shield 310.7%$11.17Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303
Base 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Base Set 2 #67
E-Card 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Expedition Base Set #95
Mega Evolution 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution #133
Other 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Legendary Collection #68
Black & White 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Dark Explorers #1
Diamond & Pearl 13.6%—Bulbasaur — Secret Wonders #77

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which Bulbasaur cards are still tournament legal?3 largest of regulation mark · one real card each
4 cardsGStellar Crown #143 · $104.52
3 cardsFSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303 · $61.04
2 cardsIMega Evolution #133 · $22.26
Which Bulbasaur cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
G 414.3%—Bulbasaur — Stellar Crown #143
F 310.7%$11.17Bulbasaur — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303
I 27.1%—Bulbasaur — Mega Evolution #133

Counted across all 28 Bulbasaur cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Bulbasaur Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Bulbasaur card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Bulbasaur Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP405060708028
Biggest attack101320205026

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Bulbasaur card HP
Lowest50.0% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter62.5% of the highest50 HP
Typical75.0% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter87.5% of the highest70 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest80 HP

HP printed on the 28 Bulbasaur cards that carry one. The typical card is 60 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 50 and 70 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Bulbasaur card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest50.0% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter62.5% of the highest50 HP
Typical75.0% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter87.5% of the highest70 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest80 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Bulbasaur card
Lowest20.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter26.0% of the highest13 damage
Typical40.0% of the highest20 damage
Upper quarter40.0% of the highest20 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest50 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 26 Bulbasaur cards that print one. The typical card hits for 20. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 13 and 20. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Bulbasaur card
GroupShareValue
Lowest20.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter26.0% of the highest13 damage
Typical40.0% of the highest20 damage
Upper quarter40.0% of the highest20 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest50 damage
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What are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 28 Bulbasaur cards that print one, the most common is Fire on 25 of them.

What Bulbasaur Pokémon cards are weak to

What Bulbasaur Pokémon cards are weak to — 28 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Fire at 89%.89%Fire
  • Fire89%
  • Psychic11%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 28 Bulbasaur cards that print a weakness.

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Can you still play Bulbasaur Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Bulbasaur card on the table, across all 28 of them.
The card shown is Bulbasaur. It is Legendary Collection #68, Common. This group holds 28 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2002

What it costs to retreat a Bulbasaur Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Bulbasaur Pokémon card — 28 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is 1 at 54%.54%1
  • 154%
  • 246%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Bulbasaur Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today932.1%
Legal in Expanded today1450.0%
Cards with an Ability00.0%
Cards with a special rule00.0%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 28 cards
Legal in Standard today32.1%9 cards
Legal in Expanded today50.0%14 cards
Cards with an Ability0.0%0 cards
Cards with a special rule0.0%0 cards

Each track is the whole of the 28 Bulbasaur cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 28 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today32.1%9 cards
Legal in Expanded today50.0%14 cards
Cards with an Ability0.0%0 cards
Cards with a special rule0.0%0 cards
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Which Bulbasaur Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 21 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Bulbasaur Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Bulbasaur collection is what it costs to get in.
1 Bulbasaur 1 — Mega Evolution $0.30 Bulbasaur [1] 2 Bulbasaur 1 — Pokémon GO $0.49 Bulbasaur [1] 3 Bulbasaur 1 — Detective Pikachu $0.86 Bulbasaur [1] 4 Bulbasaur 1 — Shining Legends $3.56 Bulbasaur [1] 5 Bulbasaur 93 — Supreme Victors $4.50 Bulbasaur [93] 6 Bulbasaur 67 — Base Set 2 $5.09 Bulbasaur [67]
The 6 cheapest Bulbasaur cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $14.80, against $500.00 for the single dearest Bulbasaur card. The two ends of the same group sit 1,667× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Bulbasaur".

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How Bulbasaur compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Bulbasaur sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Bulbasaur is number 49 of 206 Pokémon, on Legendary Collection #68 at $500.00. By card count it is number 123, and by the price of an ordinary card number 18 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Bulbasaur is number 18

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • BulbasaurNo. 18 by price · 28 cardsYou are here$40.25
  • FlareonNo. 19 by price · 39 cards$40.04
  • GyaradosNo. 20 by price · 57 cards$39.65

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Bulbasaur on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85Flareon — 39 cardsPokédex 136typical $40.04Gyarados — 57 cardsPokédex 130typical $39.65
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The 3 dearest Bulbasaur cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Bulbasaur FireRed & LeafGreen #54Most drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Bulbasaur cards
28on file
25 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
10
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often Mitsuhiro Arita
Typical card
$40.25median
One in ten costs over $109.76
Typical HP60Biggest attack20Weak toFire

4 things that split what a Bulbasaur card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Bulbasaur, different printing — how far apart?2.3×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printingNormal · 17 cards$47.20Holofoil · 7 cards$20.83Bars are measured against Normal at $47.20See every printingWhich way did Bulbasaur card prices go over 12 months?+175%$14.65 → $40.2513 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhich rarity of Bulbasaur card holds the value?$81.81Illustration RareIllustration Rare · 3 cards$81.81Common · 19 cards$42.93Promo · 4 cards$20.83Bars are measured against Illustration RareSee every rarityWhere does Bulbasaur sit among the other Pokémon?No. 18of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 18 Bulbasaur$40.25Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Bulbasaur Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Bulbasaur Pokémon cards are there?

There are 28 Bulbasaur cards in this archive, and 25 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Bulbasaur Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $40.25. Across the 25 priced cards the range runs from $0.30 to $500.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Bulbasaur Pokémon card?

Bulbasaur 68 from Legendary Collection, at $500.00. It is 12× the typical price of the group.

Are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 18 of 206 Pokémon, with 188 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 28 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.1%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Bulbasaur Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 25 of the 28 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Bulbasaur Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 28 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Bulbasaur Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Bulbasaur card rose from $14.65 to $40.25, a change of +174.7%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Bulbasaur Pokémon card cost?

One in four Bulbasaur cards costs $5.73 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.30. Three in four cost $66.34 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Bulbasaur Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Illustration Rare is the dearest kind of Bulbasaur card: 3 of them are on file and the middle one costs $81.81. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Bulbasaur Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Bulbasaur cards is 80, and the lowest is 40. The typical one is 60 HP, with half of them between 50 and 70 — figures counted from the 28 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

9 of the 28 Bulbasaur cards are legal in Standard today and 14 in Expanded — 32.1% and 50.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Bulbasaur Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fire — 25 of the 28 Bulbasaur cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Psychic next at 3 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Bulbasaur Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Bulbasaur cards the 2002 printings sit at a typical $66.34 and the 2019 ones at $11.17, while the dearest year of all is 2004 at $85.30. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Bulbasaur Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Bulbasaur 45 from Crystal Guardians, which went from $17.27 to $113.25 — a change of +555.8% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 21 Bulbasaur cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Bulbasaur Pokémon cards?

Bulbasaur cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are 151 (2 cards), Crystal Guardians (2 cards), Expedition Base Set (2 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Bulbasaur figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 28 Bulbasaur cards this site holds on file — 25 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

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The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

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Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Bulbasaur cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14