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|image=DarkVenusaurPokémonCardTrainersPromo.jpg
|caption=Illus. [[Shin-ichi Yoshida]]
|caption={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Shin-ichi Yoshida]]
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'''Dark Venusaur''' (Japanese: '''わるいフシギバナ''' ''Bad Fushigibana'') is a {{ct|Grass}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} in Japan, and later released in English as a {{TCG|Best of Game}} promotional card. This art was also used on the {{TCG|Web}} series Holofoil rare Dark Venusaur. Making it the first time a {{TCG|1st Edition}} stamp was used on a Japanese Holofoil rare Venusaur. This Venusaur is also considered a {{TCG|Shining Pokémon}} due to the dark blue colour of its skin as opposed to light green.
'''Dark Venusaur''' (Japanese: '''わるいフシギバナ''' ''Bad Fushigibana'') is a {{ct|Grass}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} in Japan, and later released in English as a {{TCG|Best of Game}} promotional card.


==Card text==
==Card text==
===Unnumbered Promotional and Best of Game prints===
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass|class=Dark}}
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass|class=Dark}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
{{Cardtext/Attack
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|jname=いやなかふん
|jname=いやなかふん
|jtrans=Unpleasant Pollen
|jtrans=Unpleasant Pollen
|jcategory=yes
|damage=30
|damage=30
|effect=Flip 2 coins. If 1 is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Asleep}} and {{TCG|Poisoned}}. If both are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}} and {{TCG|Poisoned}}. If both are tails, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}} and {{TCG|Poisoned}}.
|effect=Flip 2 coins. If 1 is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Asleep}} and {{TCG|Poisoned}}. If both are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}} and Poisoned. If both are tails, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}} and Poisoned.
}}
}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}


===Pokédex data (Japanese promotional print)===
===In-game print===
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass|class=Dark}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
|type=Grass
|class=Dark
|cost={{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Grass}}
|name=Horrid Pollen
|namecategory=Horrid Pollen (いやなかふん)
|jname=いやなかふん
|jtrans=Unpleasant Pollen
|damage=30
|effect=The Defending Pokémon is now randomly Asleep and Poisoned, Confused and Poisoned, or Paralyzed and Poisoned.
}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}
 
===Pokédex data (Unnumbered Promotional and in-game prints)===
{{Carddex
{{Carddex
|type=Grass
|type=Grass
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|ndex=003
|ndex=003
|height=6'7"
|height=6'7"
|jheight=2.0
|jheight=2
|weight=221
|weight=221
|jweight=100.0
|jweight=100
|jdex=大きな花が開いたとき、100万分の1の確率で、花粉をまき散らし、相手を特殊状態にする。
|jdex=大きな花が開いたとき、100万分の1の確率で、花粉をまき散らし、相手を特殊状態にする。
|transdex=When its large flower opens, there is a million-to-one chance that the pollen it spreads will inflict a status ailment on the opponent.
|transdex=When its large flower opens, there is a million-to-one chance that the pollen it spreads will inflict a status ailment on the opponent.
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|ndex=003
|ndex=003
|height=6'7"
|height=6'7"
|jheight=2.0
|jheight=2
|weight=221
|weight=221
|jweight=100.0
|jweight=100
}}
}}


==Release information==
==Release information==
In Japan, this card was initially only available as part of the game [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]] as a GB-exclusive card. It was later printed and made available in the same month as the game's release as an insert with Volume 10 of Pokémon Card Trainers magazine, released in March 2001. The card was subsequently reprinted in {{TCG|Pokémon Web}}. The English version of this card was released as a {{TCG|Best of Game}} card at BattleZone events in May 2003. A version that includes a gold "Winner" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork was awarded to those who had won a certain number of matches in the event. A {{TCG|Jumbo cards|Jumbo}} version of the Winner print was also given out.
In Japan, this card was first available as a Holofoil {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} alongside {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card Trainers|Dark Ivysaur|promo}} and was included in Volume 10 of ''Pokémon Card Trainers'' magazine, released on March 1, 2001. This print uses the Neo Series layout and features the aesthetic differences common to {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}} cards from this period. It also features a "GB" symbol in place of an expansion symbol, referencing its ties to the [[Game Boy Color]] title [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]] It was reprinted in the Japanese {{TCG|Pokémon Web}} expansion. This print uses the e-Card Series layout and lacks any Dark Pokémon aesthetics. The Pokémon Web print was available outside Japan as part of the {{TCG|Best of Game}} collection, and was distributed at {{TCG|Pokémon League|BattleZone}} events in May 2003. A version with a gold foil "Winner" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork was awarded to those who had won a certain number of matches in the event. A {{TCG|Jumbo cards|Jumbo}} version of the Winner print was also given out. The "Winner" stamp is Non Holofoil on the Jumbo version.


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
{{TCGGallery
{{TCGGallery
|type=Grass
|type=Grass
|class=Dark
|image1=DarkVenusaurPokémonCardTrainersPromo.jpg
|caption1={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Shin-ichi Yoshida]]
|image2=DarkVenusaurBestofGame7.jpg
|set2=Best of Game
|illus2=Shin-ichi Yoshida
}}
{{TCGGallery
|type=Grass
|class=Dark
|image1=TCG2 H03 Dark Venusaur.png
|image1=TCG2 H03 Dark Venusaur.png
|size1=64px
|size1=64px
|caption1=[[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!|GB2]] {{GB|2|Team Rocket's Ambition}} sprite
|caption1={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Team Rocket's Ambition}} sprite
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Dark Venusaur is the only {{TCG|Dark Pokémon|Dark}} final form [[Kanto]] [[starter Pokémon]] that was not released in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion.
* Dark Venusaur is the only {{TCG|Dark Pokémon|Dark}} fully evolved [[Kanto first partner Pokémon]] that was not released in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion. It is also the only {{ct|Grass}} fully evolved first partner Pokémon to be a Dark Pokémon.
*Dark Venusaur is the only {{ct|Grass}} final form starter to be a Dark Pokémon.
* The text on the bottom of the Japanese Unnumbered Promotional print's border reads: "''Pokémon Card Official Magazine "Trainers Vol. 10" bonus card''."
*This was the first time a {{TCG|1st Edition}} stamp was used on Japanese Holofoil rare Venusaur.
*This was the first time a {{TCG|1st Edition}} {{TCG|Shining Pokémon}} appeared in the Japanese TCG.
 
===Origin===
===Origin===


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[[Category:Winner cards]]
[[Category:Winner cards]]
[[Category:Jumbo cards]]


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Latest revision as of 10:54, 28 August 2024

Dark Venusaur LV.37
わるいフシギバナ Bad Fushigibana
Grass
DarkVenusaurPokémonCardTrainersPromo.jpg
Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida
Evolution stage
Ivysaur
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Dark Ivysaur
Card name Dark Venusaur
Type Grass
HP 70
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
TCG GB2 set Team Rocket's Ambition
TCG GB2 rarity Rare
TCG GB2 ID H03
English expansion Best of Game
English card no. 7
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 041/048
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Venusaur.

Dark Venusaur (Japanese: わるいフシギバナ Bad Fushigibana) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards in Japan, and later released in English as a Best of Game promotional card.

Card text

Unnumbered Promotional and Best of Game prints

GrassGrassGrass Horrid Pollen
いやなかふん
30
Flip 2 coins. If 1 is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. If both are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned. If both are tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.


In-game print

GrassGrassGrass Horrid Pollen
いやなかふん
30
The Defending Pokémon is now randomly Asleep and Poisoned, Confused and Poisoned, or Paralyzed and Poisoned.


Pokédex data (Unnumbered Promotional and in-game prints)

Grass
Grass
Venusaur - Seed Pokémon
No. Height Weight
003 6'7" (2 m) 221 lbs. (100 kg)
Pokédex entry
大きな花が開いたとき、100万分の1の確率で、花粉をまき散らし、相手を特殊状態にする。


Pokédex data (Best of Game print)

Grass
Grass
Venusaur - Seed Pokémon
No. Height Weight
003 6'7" (2 m) 221 lbs. (100 kg)


Release information

In Japan, this card was first available as a Holofoil Unnumbered Promotional card alongside Dark Ivysaur and was included in Volume 10 of Pokémon Card Trainers magazine, released on March 1, 2001. This print uses the Neo Series layout and features the aesthetic differences common to Dark Pokémon cards from this period. It also features a "GB" symbol in place of an expansion symbol, referencing its ties to the Game Boy Color title Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR! It was reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon Web expansion. This print uses the e-Card Series layout and lacks any Dark Pokémon aesthetics. The Pokémon Web print was available outside Japan as part of the Best of Game collection, and was distributed at BattleZone events in May 2003. A version with a gold foil "Winner" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork was awarded to those who had won a certain number of matches in the event. A Jumbo version of the Winner print was also given out. The "Winner" stamp is Non Holofoil on the Jumbo version.

Gallery

DarkVenusaurPokémonCardTrainersPromo.jpg
Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida
DarkVenusaurBestofGame7.jpg
Best of Game print
Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


TCG2 H03 Dark Venusaur.png
TCG GB2 Team Rocket's Ambition sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • Dark Venusaur is the only Dark fully evolved Kanto first partner Pokémon that was not released in the Team Rocket expansion. It is also the only Grass-type fully evolved first partner Pokémon to be a Dark Pokémon.
  • The text on the bottom of the Japanese Unnumbered Promotional print's border reads: "Pokémon Card Official Magazine "Trainers Vol. 10" bonus card."

Origin


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