Ivysaur · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Ivysaur card
Ivysaur is card 82 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Bulbasaur, which places Ivysaur deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
About Ivysaur in the Pokémon world
The middle stage of the Bulbasaur line. The bud on its back has swollen and begun to open. The transitional stage in a line collectors usually buy as a set. Almost always purchased as part of a Bulbasaur to Venusaur evolution run rather than as a standalone, which keeps prices honest.
What is Ivysaur worth?
Ivysaur is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Ivysaur before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Ivysaur grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Ivysaur
Raw copies of Ivysaur are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Ivysaur is the practical move.
