Venusaur (Base Set 15)

Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana) is a Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the TCG Base Set.

Release information
This card was included in the TCG Base Set with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese TCG Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was released as an TCG Unnumbered Promotional cards (Unnumbered Promotional card) with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of  by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a card and a  promotional card. The "B Course" included a card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the TCG Intro Pack and again as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. The Base Set print was reprinted in the TCG Base Set 2 and TCG Legendary Collection expansions.

Trivia
The Unnumbered Promotional prints available through the Trade Please campaign and in the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol.

Origin
, formatted on this card as Solarbeam, is a move in the Pokémon games that can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from.

Bisaflor (Basis 15) Venusaur (Base Set TCG) Florizarre (Set de Base 15) Venusaur (Set Base 15) フシギバナ (第1弾)