Promo
How to spot it: Best of Game promo with the Team Rocket "Dark" concept.
Event-only distribution — very limited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1
HP
50
TypeGrass
RarityPromo
IllustratorShin-ichi Yoshida
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●●
SetBest of Game
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
A 2002/2003 'Best of Game' promo — distributed as a competitive-event prize. A stamped 'Winner' variant exists alongside the standard promo.
Winner (stamped)
How to spot it: Adds a "Winner" stamp.
The scarcer, prize-stamped version.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo, Winner (stamped)
- Foiling
- Promo finish.
- Alt art / specials
- The "Dark" Team Rocket concept applied to Ivysaur; a "Winner" stamped variant exists.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors of note.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$39 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$230. |
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Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Dark Ivysaur — scarce 2002 Best of Game promo.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- An organized-play prize promo — earned at events, not pulled from packs.
- The Team Rocket-era "Dark" concept gives Ivysaur a corrupted, collectible twist.
- Completes the "Dark" Best of Game line alongside Dark Venusaur (#7).
- A "Winner" stamped variant adds a scarcer tier to chase.
- A genuine spotlight card for the often-overlooked middle evolution.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None (collectible)
A prize promo collected for its event-only origin and Dark-Pokémon theme.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Vine Pull
Fury Strikes
Your opponent puts 3 markers onto his or her Pokémon (divided as he or she chooses). (More than 1 marker can be put on the same Pokémon.) Then, this attack does 10 damage to each Pokémon for each marker on it. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. Remove the markers at the end of the turn.
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Small population given event-only distribution; gem-mint is scarce.
Promo surfaces and edges are the usual downgrades.
Other graders: PSA leads; CGC and BGS also grade Best of Game promos.