Venusaur in the Chinese-only set codes is 4 products, with Collect 151 alone printing 2 of the 7 cards. Venusaur VMAX #161 leads at $299.99 as a PSA 10, while a Collect 151 print lands at number 6.
What makes the shape worth reading is where the cards sit. 2 of the 7 Venusaur cards come out of Collect 151 as a run from #3 to #174, and that one line supplies 2 of the 7 ranked cards. The top of the list is not from that line at all: Venusaur VMAX from cs3aC takes first place at $299.99.
How this list was built
Three rules, applied in this order.
- The card has to sit in a Chinese-only set. Every card below carries a set code ending in C — 151C, CSM2bC, cs3aC and cs5bC. That trailing letter marks a Simplified Chinese print run, and it is the dependable way to tell a Chinese-only card from a card that merely happens to be printed in Chinese. Reading a Chinese set code from end to end covers the whole system.
- The card has to have a tracked PSA 10 value. 7 Venusaur cards exist across these sets and 7 have a PSA 10 price on record. Every one of them carries a PSA 10 price on record, which is rare for a character outside the first generation.
- The card has to be a Pokémon card. Sealed product, trainer cards and energy are out of scope.
One exclusion applies here as it does to every character ranking we publish. Promo printings of Venusaur exist in Chinese and they are not on this list. Promo numbering is shared across the Chinese branches — the same promo number appears in Traditional Chinese product as well — so a promo number on its own cannot establish which branch a card came from. Everything below sits inside a numbered set whose code ends in C, which is unambiguous.
The five, ranked
1. Venusaur VMAX #161 — cs3aC — $299.99
Raw $39.16
The highest-priced Venusaur card in these sets and the card that breaks the Collect 151 sequence. It holds a $50 lead over the card beneath. Grading takes this one from $39.16 to $299.99, a factor of 7.7.
2. Venusaur V #130 — cs3aC — $249.99
Raw $26.09
Number 2 of 7 and a cs3aC print outside the main line. It stands $137 clear of the next card down, the widest step on the list. Its raw price of $26.09 multiplies 9.6 times into the graded value.
3. Celebi & Venusaur GX #154 — CSM2bC — $113.02
Raw $51.01 · grade 9 $33
Sitting at 3 of 7 and one of the CSM2bC prints that sits outside the Collect 151 group. Its multiple of 2.2 is the narrowest kind in this catalogue: the raw price of $51.01 already holds most of the graded value.
4. Radiant Venusaur #4 — cs5bC — $89.99
Raw $7.59 · grade 9 $39.99
Ranked 4 of 7 and a cs5bC print outside the main line. Its raw price of $7.59 multiplies 11.9 times into the graded value.
5. Celebi & Venusaur GX #1 — CSM2bC — $86.74
Raw $10.94 · grade 9 $45.48
Number 5 of 7 and one of the CSM2bC prints that sits outside the Collect 151 group. It stands $47 clear of the next card down, the widest step on the list. Grading takes this one from $10.94 to $86.74, a factor of 7.9.
What the ranking shows
Venusaur splits into 3 bands across 7 priced cards, and the top band is where the ranking is decided.
| Band | Cards | Combined PSA 10 value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250 – $300 — ranked 1 to 2 | 2 | $550 | 60.1% |
| $87 – $113 — ranked 3 to 5 | 3 | $290 | 31.6% |
| $36 – $40 — ranked 6 to 7 | 2 | $76 | 8.3% |
| Every priced Venusaur card | 7 | $916 | 100% |
Two further patterns run across the whole group.
The multiples are not uniform. Raw-to-graded ratios across the list run from 2.2 to 31.8 — a spread that says the raw market and the graded market are pricing these prints off different information.
The band is $264 wide. Between $299.99 at the top and $35.93 at the bottom, the whole ranked list sits inside a $264 window — narrow enough that assembling the entire run costs close to what the first card costs alone.
Where Venusaur is printed
| Product | Set code | Venusaur cards | With a PSA 10 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collect 151 | 151C | 2 | 2 |
| CSM2bC | CSM2bC | 2 | 2 |
| cs3aC | cs3aC | 2 | 2 |
| cs5bC | cs5bC | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 |
Collect 151 supplies 2 of the 7 Venusaur cards and 8 percent of the $916 total, because the expensive cards are inside that line. Collect 151 prints Venusaur as one of the original 151, and those prints are priced generously relative to the Gem Pack foils. If the goal is the group rather than the single card, completing a Simplified Chinese set sets out what a full run involves.
If you want one card
- One card, no budget limit: Venusaur VMAX #161 from cs3aC at $299.99. It is the highest-priced Venusaur card in these sets.
- The second line: Venusaur V #130 from cs3aC at $249.99, the second-highest Venusaur card in these sets and the next step down from the top.
- The Kanto print: Venusaur ex #174 from Collect 151 at $40 — the character’s entry in the set of the original 151, and the only Venusaur card that exists in that product.
- If you want the whole run: the 7 ranked cards come to $916 together, which is close to the cost of the top card alone.
Frequently asked questions
How many Venusaur cards are there in Simplified Chinese?
7, across 4 products. 7 of the 7 carry a tracked PSA 10 value.
What is the most valuable Venusaur card in Simplified Chinese?
Venusaur VMAX #161 from cs3aC, tracked at $299.99 as a PSA 10 and $39.16 raw. It is the only Venusaur card in these sets above $250, and it holds 33 percent of the character’s combined value.
Why is there a Collect 151 Venusaur card on the list?
Because Venusaur is one of the original 151 Pokémon and Collect 151 prints every one of them. It lands at number 6 at $40. Characters from later generations are not in that set, so they have no Kanto print to break a Gem Pack run.
Is a PSA 10 worth the premium over a raw card?
Raw-to-graded multiples across the list run from 2.2 to 31.8, so on most cards the graded premium is real. Where the multiple is lowest, the raw price already carries most of the value. Grading outcomes are never certain, and nothing here is a prediction about what any individual card will grade at.
Do the Collect 151 prints come in more than one treatment?
Yes. A number in Collect 151 exists as a plain card, a reverse holo and a Master Ball reverse holo. Only the plain print usually trades enough to have a price attached. The series guide explains the two reverse holo patterns.
Other character rankings
Each character with a full five or ten-card ranking has its own page: Ceruledge, Charizard, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Floragato, Gengar, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Mew, Pikachu, Sylveon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, and among the shorter runs Alakazam, Applin, Articuno, Blastoise, Captain Pikachu, Chandelure, Chansey, Charmander, Clefable, Crocalor, Cubone, Fuecoco.
Beyond the single character, the ten most popular Chinese-exclusive cards ranks across Pokémon, the price ladder sorts the same catalogue into bands, and the collector’s index lists every Pokémon that appears in the Chinese-only sets with its card count, priced count and top value.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- PriceCharting — Pokémon Chinese console listings, including Collect 151 (151C), CSM2bC, cs3aC, cs5bC. PSA 10 values retrieved 25 September 2026.
- PriceCharting — individual card pages for the Venusaur prints listed above, across 7 numbered cards.
- CardSpicy — How to read a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set code, on the trailing C and the secret-rare numbering convention.
Prices quoted are secondary-market observations at the dates cited and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.