PSA 10JapanesePokemon Card 151 #184

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Pokemon Card 151 · Japanese Print · Card #184

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Set

Pokemon Card 151

Number

#184

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Japanese name: フシギバナex

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Card Background & Set Context

Pokemon Card 151 (sv2a) launched in Japan on 16 June 2023 as a Japan-exclusive expansion celebrating the original Kanto Pokedex 1-151 (Bulbasaur through Mew). The set was announced 1 April 2023 and confirmed for English release as 'Scarlet & Violet—151' (sv3.5) on 22 September 2023 (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09; PokeBeach announcement coverage, accessed 2026-05-09). Base set runs 165 cards covering all 151 Kanto species; secret rares 166-204 add Full Art ex cards (180s tier SR), Special Art Rares (SAR — 190s-200s tier), and gold/textured variants. Card 184 is Venusaur ex Super Rare Full Art — the Stage-2 evolution of Bulbasaur (Kanto Pokedex #003). Illustrator credit is contested across secondary-market listings — pokellector and several TCG retailers do not surface a confirmed credit; some search summaries point to PLANETA Yamashita while others list 5ban Graphics. Pending direct Bulbapedia/Serebii verification, illustrator is flagged uncertain. The sv2a set's central chase is Charizard ex SAR 201 (consistently the #1 ranked card by every secondary tracker). sv2a was printed in higher quantity than typical SV-era sub-sets — Pokemon Company reprinted multiple times through Q4 2023 to meet demand — a print-run reality that caps long-term scarcity premium for non-marquee secret rares like Venusaur SR 184.

Investment Analysis

Price stack at $71.55 PSA 10 places Venusaur ex SR 184 in the bottom tier of sv2a secret rares — well below the set's marquee chases (Charizard ex SAR 201, Mew ex SAR 205, Blastoise ex SAR 200). The starter-trio SR Full Arts (Venusaur 184 / Charizard 185 / Blastoise 186) historically trade as a price-tiered set: Charizard SR is the dominant chase, Blastoise mid-tier, Venusaur the value-play floor — consistent with broader Kanto-starter demand hierarchy across all Pokemon TCG eras. Raw and PSA 9 prices not currently published on Poke10 — gem-rate EV math therefore not computable without confirmed inputs. 30-day volume = 0 means price discovery is dealer-quote driven rather than auction-tape driven; $71.55 represents Poke10 dealer ask, not realized print of recent comps. Catalysts for Venusaur ex specifically: (a) sv2a 'Pokemon Card 151' set commemorates the original 151 Kanto Pokedex — Venusaur as #003 anchors Kanto starter completion sets, (b) Pokemon 30th anniversary 2026 momentum favors Gen-1 nostalgia cards, (c) sv2a remains the highest-print-run modern JP set per Pokemon Company quarterly disclosures (TPC investor relations, accessed 2026-05-09 — source pending re-verify), so PSA 10 supply will keep growing and capping upside. Realistic 24-month band $60-110 absent a Pokemon Company-driven Venusaur media event.

Risks to Watch

Primary risk for Venusaur ex SR 184 is supply ceiling — sv2a 'Pokemon Card 151' was the highest-print-run Japanese set of 2023 and Pokemon Company issued multiple reprints through Q4 2023, meaning PSA 10 graded population will continue growing and capping upside. Second, demand concentration risk — sv2a buyer demand concentrates in Charizard SAR 201 + Mew ex SAR 205 + Blastoise ex SAR 200, leaving non-marquee SRs like Venusaur to track set-tier sentiment rather than card-specific catalysts. Third, 30-day volume of 0 means current $71.55 is dealer-ask price discovery rather than realized auction comps — actual realized sale price could trend $50-90 depending on buyer demand at the moment of sale. Fourth, JPY/USD reversion (current ~152, normalized historic 130-140) trims USD pricing 10-15% on FX alone. Fifth, PSA Tokyo bulk-grading throughput keeps adding fresh PSA 10 supply each quarter for sv2a. Upside catalysts are limited but include Pokemon 30th anniversary 2026 Gen-1 nostalgia, any Pokemon Company Bulbasaur/Venusaur-focused media tie-in, or a sv2a 'sealed product extinction' event when remaining 2023 booster stock fully depletes from retail channels.

Global Market Comparison

No sold-comp history yet for this card. Our price above reflects our own sourcing + margin; region benchmarks will populate as we ingest more data.

Venusaur ex SR Full Art (フシギバナex) Pokemon Card 151 sv2a 184/165 PSA 10 trades $71.55 USD on Poke10's Japan live index, accessed 2026-05-08 — the Kanto-grass-starter Full Art chase from the Japan-only sv2a 'Pokemon Card 151' set released 16 June 2023. Card number 184 sits past the base set's 165-card numbering boundary, marking it as one of the secret-rare slot pulls (sv2a's secret rares run 166-204, with SR Full Arts in the 180s tier). 30-day PSA 10 sales volume on Poke10: 0 — thin liquidity, normal for a sub-$100 modern JP secret rare where most graded supply still sits with original openers. Poke10 sources authenticated slabs direct from Japanese dealers with full PSA cert verification.

Card Background & Set Context

Investment Analysis

Japanese vs English & Variants

Venusaur ex appears across the sv2a set at three rarity tiers: 003/165 (RR — base ex), 184/165 (SR Full Art — this card), and a higher-numbered Special Art Rare (SAR) slot that commands a separate price track. The English counterpart in Scarlet & Violet—151 (sv3.5) is Venusaur ex 198/165 SAR (Special Illustration Rare) — the EN print does not have a 1:1 numerical match to JP 184; EN 182/165 is the EN Full Art and EN 198/165 is the EN SAR. Cross-language pricing is therefore not directly comparable card-to-card without specifying which variant. Within JP sv2a there is no Pokemon Center stamped Venusaur ex 184 promo and no Master Ball / Poke Ball reverse-holo variant for secret-rare numbers. Korean and Traditional Chinese sv2a printings exist with the same 184/165 numbering at lower secondary-market prices. Sister starter SR Full Arts 185 (Charizard) and 186 (Blastoise) trade above 184 — the Kanto-starter SR price hierarchy is Charizard > Blastoise > Venusaur in essentially every Pokemon TCG set that includes all three.

Authentication & Cert Verification

SR Full Art authentication for sv2a 184: (1) Card stock 0.30-0.32mm — modern SV-era stock; thinner or thicker = reject. (2) Full holographic foil covers entire card face including borders — fakes often miss border-zone holo continuity. (3) Yellow ex symbol next to name uses fine-stipple print, not solid block fill — under 10x loupe stippling is visible. (4) sv2a set symbol bottom-right + '184/165' rarity stamp — font kerning and stamp depth must match TPC 2023 sv2a print spec. (5) Back-of-card Pokeball pattern centering — JP backs are tightly registered; any back tilt > 65/35 is grading-cap relevant. (6) Foil texture under angled light shows directional micro-grain consistent with sv-era Full Art foiling. (7) PSA cert lookup is mandatory — never buy a slabbed sv2a SR without verifying cert number on PSA online registry. (8) Counterfeit incidence for sub-$100 SR cards is lower than for marquee chase cards (Moonbreon, Charizard SAR 201) but still non-zero — buy from reputable graded-card dealers only.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the current PSA 10 price for Venusaur ex SR 184/165 sv2a?

$71.55 USD on Poke10's Japan live index (accessed 2026-05-08). 30-day PSA 10 sales volume = 0 — thin liquidity reflects the card's bottom-tier secret-rare position in sv2a 'Pokemon Card 151'.

Which set is sv2a and when was it released?

sv2a is the Japanese set 'Pokemon Card 151' (ポケモンカード151), released in Japan on 16 June 2023. The set commemorates the original Kanto Pokedex 1-151 with a 165-card base list plus secret rares numbered 166-204 (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09).

What rarity is card 184/165 in sv2a?

Super Rare (SR) Full Art — the Full Art variant of Venusaur ex. The 180s number tier in sv2a holds SR Full Arts of the chase ex cards (Venusaur 184, Charizard 185, Blastoise 186), distinct from higher-numbered Special Art Rares (SAR) in the 190s-200s.

Who illustrated Venusaur ex 184/165 sv2a?

Illustrator credit is not consistently surfaced across pokellector, TCG Republic, and Cardmarket listings — community references conflict between PLANETA Yamashita and 5ban Graphics. Pending direct Bulbapedia or Serebii confirmation, the illustrator credit is uncertain on this listing.

Is the Japanese sv2a 184 the same as the English Pokemon 151 set card?

No — JP sv2a 184 is the Japanese SR Full Art Venusaur ex. The English equivalent set is Scarlet & Violet—151 (sv3.5) released 22 September 2023, where Venusaur ex Full Art is numbered 182/165 and the SAR variant is 198/165 — different numbering than the JP version.

How does Venusaur ex SR compare to Charizard ex and Blastoise ex SR in sv2a?

Within the Kanto starter-trio SR Full Arts in sv2a, Charizard ex 185 commands the highest secondary-market price, Blastoise ex 186 trades mid-tier, and Venusaur ex 184 trades at the lowest of the three — consistent with broader Pokemon TCG demand hierarchy where Charizard > Blastoise > Venusaur in essentially every set that includes all three.

Should I grade a raw Venusaur ex sv2a 184?

Grade EV math is not computable without confirmed raw and PSA 9 reference prices, neither of which is currently published on Poke10's index. At a $71.55 PSA 10 price, after $25 PSA Japan grading + $12 ship, breakeven raw input is roughly $35 with a high gem rate — economics are tight relative to grading risk, especially given thin 30-day volume.

How many Venusaur ex sv2a 184 PSA 10 exist?

PSA pop figures for sv2a 184 are not surfaced on the Poke10 listing data and were not verified for this report. PSA pop reports for sv2a (Pokemon Card 151) generally show high graded populations across the set due to the large 2023 print run, which caps PSA 10 scarcity premium for non-marquee secret rares.