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Venusaur
Dark Explorers 3/108 • holo-rare
- Set
- Dark Explorers
- Number
- 3/108
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2012
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Finish
- Holographic
- Market price
- $36.06
- Artist
- Masakazu Fukuda
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
After a rainy day, the flower on its back smells stronger. The scent attracts other Pokémon.
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Where it came from
The Venusaur card from the Dark Explorers expansion was released in May 2012 as part of the wider Black & White series. This set was notable for introducing cards based on the Pokémon Black and White video games, alongside several legacy Pokémon. The design follows the aesthetic standards of the era, utilizing a holographic foil treatment on the character artwork to emphasize the Grass-type nature of the subject.
The illustration is credited to 5ban Graphics, a design collective frequently employed by The Pokémon Company during this period. Their approach leaned into the 3D, high-gloss rendering style that defined the mid-Black & White era, moving away from the more traditional hand-drawn styles of earlier generations to create a modernized, digital aesthetic that mirrored the graphical advancements in the core video game series.
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