Ivysaur [1st Edition] - Pokemon Base Set #30
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Ivysaur [1st Edition]
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Ivysaur [1st Edition] Card Facts & History
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Card History
Ivysaur #30 is part of the original 102-card Base Set, the first main Pokémon TCG expansion, which gives this 1st Edition copy a direct link to the hobby’s 1999 English-era beginning.
Artist
This card’s artwork is by Ken Sugimori, the original art director and character designer behind Pokémon, so collectors are getting Ivysaur interpreted by one of the franchise’s foundational creators.
In-Game
The card’s flavor text comes from Ivysaur’s early Pokédex lore, which describes how the bulb on its back grows so large that it seems to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs.
Card History
Ivysaur appeared in the original anime during the Bulbasaur evolution ceremony in "Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden," tying the card to one of the Indigo-era anime’s most memorable evolution episodes.
Set Lore
As an Uncommon Stage 1 in Base Set, Ivysaur sits in the iconic Bulbasaur-to-Venusaur line that helped define early Grass decks and made the starter evolutions central to the set’s identity.