Victreebel · Base Set 2, what to know.
About the Victreebel card
Victreebel is card 32 of 130 in Base Set 2, released in February 2000, a Rare. It is a Stage 2 Grass-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Weepinbell, which places Victreebel deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
The card's flavor text gives Victreebel a line of lore: "Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there."
About Victreebel in the Pokémon world
The Grass-Poison final form of the Bellsprout line via Leaf Stone. Pitcher-plant silhouette. Jungle holo Victreebel is a quiet collector favorite. Centered PSA 10 examples are scarcer than expected.
What is Victreebel worth?
Victreebel is a non-holo Rare. In Base Set 2, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Victreebel trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Base Set 2 produced Unlimited prints. For Victreebel, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Victreebel are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Victreebel survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Victreebel
For Victreebel, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Victreebel can make sense.
