01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Bulbasaur)

HP 60

TypeGrass

RarityPromo

IllustratorKeiko Fukuyama

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat●

SetSouthern Islands

Released2001

02Editions and Print Runs

A promo card — distributed outside standard booster packs. No 1st Edition / Shadowless variants.

Promo

How to spot it: Promo stamp / black-star promo logo.

Distribution channel determines scarcity.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Promo
Foiling: Standard finish for its rarity tier; many sets also have a reverse-holo parallel.
Alt art / specials: No alternate-art or secret-rare version documented for this print.

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

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$51.78

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in the 2001 Southern Islands collection, a tightly-distributed promo set originally given out via an Australian retail tie-in and later in a Toys R Us bundle.
One panel of the famous connected illustration — the Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur prints share a single continuous artwork across the trio.
PSA 10 (~$325) trades around ~8× raw — Southern Islands' soft foil and thin print run keep gem-mint copies legitimately scarce.
A must-have for any vintage Bulbasaur-line collector, and one of the most photogenic single-card spreads in the era.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

60-HP Ivysaur. Sees no meaningful competitive play; collected for artwork and set significance.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Strange Scent Cost: Grass

Each player flips a coin. Each player who gets heads chooses a total of 3 damage counters from among his or her Pokémon and removes them. (If the player's Pokémon have fewer total damage counters than that, he or she removes all of them.)

Razor Leaf Cost: Grass + Grass · 30 damage

Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Vintage card — high grades (especially 1st Edition / Shadowless where applicable) are scarce and command premiums over raw.

Centering, surface and edge wear are the usual downgrades.

Other graders: PSA leads secondary-market liquidity; BGS and CGC also grade vintage cards.

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