Does the condition of the card change its price?

Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €50.00. Played a little: €15.00. Worn: €10.00.

How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read MEW 198/165 there. Its illustration is signed Yoriyuki Ikegami.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the 151 set, released here on 22 September 2023.

It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 85 out of 100. At least 39 copies have sold since 13 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

151

Venusaur ex MEW 198/165

MEWJPSpecial illustration rare

You receive

€50.00

It’s going fast right now: at least 39 copies have left since 13 September. See the pokoSCORE

Your offer depends on the card’s printing, edition and condition. We check its condition when it arrives.

How much is your Venusaur ex worth?

A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €50.00 today.

Today · You get

€50.00

The same price as on 26 September

€50.00

26 SeptemberToday

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pokoSCORE

Market activity

85out of 100

Fast departures

It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in Japanese.

Copies gone since 13 September: at least 39
For sale on 27 September: 137
For sale on 13 September: 55 or more

From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Venusaur ex MEW 198/165?: A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €50.00 today.
Does the condition of the card change its price?: Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €50.00. Played a little: €15.00. Worn: €10.00.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read MEW 198/165 there. Its illustration is signed Yoriyuki Ikegami.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the 151 set, released here on 22 September 2023.
Does it sell fast?: It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 85 out of 100. At least 39 copies have sold since 13 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

When it came out

151 landed here on 22 September 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 16 June 2023, under the code SV2a. That is 98 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 340
Type: Grass
Stage: Stage 2
Retreat cost: 4
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: G
Number: 198/165
Set: 151MEWSet guide
Illustrated by: Yoriyuki Ikegami

Its Ability

Tranquil Flowerやすらぎのはな

Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may heal 60 damage from 1 of your Pokémon.このポケモンがバトル場にいるなら、自分の番に1回使える。自分のポケモン1匹のHPを「60」回復する。

Its attacks

Dangerous Toxwhipもうどくウィップ

150

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.相手のバトルポケモンをどくとこんらんにする。

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
340 HP, and nothing in Stellar Crown goes higher. That is the wall your opponent has to break through before taking a Prize.
A strength
It has an Ability, Tranquil Flower. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
None of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Ivysaur to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read, 1,244 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
Keep in mind
Mark G. It is not among the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J. A legal reprint may still provide an exception.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 49 Venusaur cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Venusaur card and its price