Bulbasaur Illustration Rare #166
No, I don’t understand a universe where Bulbasaur is more popular than Squirtle either. But leafy Bulbasaur is currently better liked than the water type to the tune of around two bucks.
It could be the card art, of course. The more complicated the image, the more popular they seem to be, and Yoriyuki Ikegami went all-out with the vegetation in this gorgeous pond scene. The original Bulbasaur was also by Mitsuhiro Arita, who was on Squirtle evolution duty this set, which allowed relative newcomer Ikegami to deliver yet again, as they have since Crown Zenith’s incredible Gardenia’s Vigor.
The card is yours, or someone else’s, for $26
