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Dark Venusaur LV.37 わるいフシギバナ Bad Fushigibana
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English expansion
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Best of Game
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English card no.
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7
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Japanese expansion
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Pokémon Web
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Japanese rarity
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Japanese card no.
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041/048
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Venusaur.
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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
Pokédex data (Japanese promotional print)
Pokédex data (Best of Game print)
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 Pokémon Web. The English version of this card was released as a 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 Jumbo version of the Winner print was also given out.
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Trivia
- Dark Venusaur is the only Dark final form Kanto starter Pokémon that was not released in the Team Rocket expansion.
- Dark Venusaur is the only Grass-type final form starter to be a Dark Pokémon.
- This was the first time a 1st Edition stamp was used on Japanese Holofoil rare Venusaur.
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