Ivysaur 151: Complete Guide to the SV2a Cards

Ivysaur 151 is shorthand for the Ivysaur cards in the Japanese Pokémon Card 151 set (SV2a): the regular 002/165 card and the 167/165 Art Rare. Both are HP 100 cards that evolve from Bulbasaur, and they are drawn by two different illustrators, Yuu Nishida and Yoriyuki Ikegami.

For every card in the set, see our Pokemon 151 card list.

Updated November 12, 2026

Ivysaur 151: Key Facts

The key facts are in the table below, and each row links to the official Japanese card page or to our product page.

What is Ivysaur 151 in the Japanese Pokémon Card 151 set?

Ivysaur 151 is the Stage 1 Ivysaur from Pokémon Card 151, the Japanese enhanced expansion pack with set code SV2a. The regular card is numbered 002/165, and the official database lists it at No. 002.

The official Japanese card database lists Ivysaur at No. 002 with the regulation mark SV2a for both of its cards in this set. The 002/165 page is here, and the 167/165 page is here. Both give Ivysaur a height of 1.0 m and a weight of 13.0 kg.

The phrase “ivysaur 151” covers two different collecting targets. One is the regular card at 002/165, which sits in the main numbering of the set. The other is the Art Rare at 167/165, which sits above the 165 count of the main numbers. Our product pages list the second as “Ivysaur AR”, and the shop’s PSA 10 data labels it Illustration Rare.

The number after the slash is the figure to read first. On both SV2a cards it is 165. A card numbered 002 sits inside that count, and a card numbered 167 sits above it. The same pattern shows up in another Ivysaur print: Mega Brave has a 002/063 card and a 065/063 card, so a card numbered above the printed count is not unique to SV2a.

This guide is about those two cards. It does not cover the rest of the set. For release date, pre-order background and the wider card pool, read our SV2A guide to the Japanese Pokémon Card 151 release.

Which Ivysaur cards are in SV2a Pokémon Card 151?

SV2a Pokémon Card 151 contains two Ivysaur cards: the regular 002/165 and the Art Rare 167/165. The table sets them side by side, using the official card pages and our product listings.

The attack names Leech Seed and Vine Whip come from our product page for the 167/165 card. The official database writes the two attacks in Japanese and gives the same damage values on both numbers: 30 for the first attack and 80 for the second.

The two cards share a stat line, so the difference between them is the artwork and the number. Yuu Nishida is credited on the 002/165 official page, and Yoriyuki Ikegami is credited on the 167/165 page. If you collect by artist, those two names are the reason to want both.

To tell the two apart in a binder or a graded case, read the number (002 or 167), the illustrator credit and the rarity text. Our listing for the 002/165 card includes the words “Master Ball Mirror” in its name. The official card page for 002/165 does not use that wording, so treat it as the name of our listing rather than as an official rarity label.

The choice comes down to what you are collecting. If you want the Art Rare, pick 167/165. If you are completing the numbered run of the set, 002/165 is the card that fills the Ivysaur slot in order. If you collect by artist, you need both, because each number credits a different illustrator.

What are the HP and attacks of the 002/165 Ivysaur?

The 002/165 Ivysaur has 100 HP and two attacks: Leech Seed for 30 damage and Vine Whip for 80 damage. The Leech Seed attack heals 20 HP, according to the official page.

Here is how the card reads on the official database page:

• Card number: 002/165, regulation mark SV2a, Pokédex No. 002.
• HP: 100.
• Leech Seed: 30 damage, and it heals 20 HP.
• Vine Whip: 80 damage.
• Size: 1.0 m tall and 13.0 kg.
• Evolution: evolves from Bulbasaur into Venusaur and Venusaur ex.
• Illustrator: Yuu Nishida.

The two attacks are far apart in damage. Vine Whip does 50 more damage than Leech Seed, and Leech Seed gives back 20 HP of the 100 HP the card carries. Put plainly, the first attack is the lighter one with a healing effect, and the second is the heavy hit.

The official page for 002/165 does not list a weakness line in the data we use, so this guide does not state one for that number. The weakness, type and retreat cost in the next section come from the 167/165 listings.

The same HP and attack lines also appear on Ivysaur 002/049 in a Special Deck Set ex that features Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise (official page), with Yuu Nishida as illustrator again. That card is a different print with a different number, so it is not part of SV2a.

The Japanese attack names on the official pages are やどりぎのタネ for the 30-damage attack and つるのムチ for the 80-damage attack. Our product page for the 167/165 card renders them in English as Leech Seed and Vine Whip, and this guide uses those English names throughout.

How does the Ivysaur 167/165 Art Rare differ from the regular card?

The 167/165 Art Rare differs from the regular 002/165 card in its number, rarity and artwork, while the HP and attacks stay the same. It is drawn by Yoriyuki Ikegami, and it sits outside the 165 main numbers.

The official page lists 167/165 with HP 100, Leech Seed (30, heals 20 damage), Vine Whip (80), a weakness of ×2, and a 1.0 m, 13.0 kg Ivysaur. See the official 167/165 page.

Our product listing for this card adds the rest of the card face:

The Pokédex line printed on the card reads, in our listing, “Exposure to sunlight adds to its strength. Sunlight also makes the bud on its back grow larger.”

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Reading the energy costs together with the attacks: Leech Seed needs Grass and Colorless energy for 30 damage and a 20 HP heal, and Vine Whip needs Grass, Grass and Colorless energy for 80 damage. The card also has a retreat cost of 3.

For collectors the practical difference is the number and the artwork. If you want a binder page for the Pokémon Card 151 Bulbasaur line, the regular 002/165 fits the main set order. If you want the Art Rare, 167/165 is the one. Our longer print-by-print write-up is in the Ivysaur Japanese Pokemon Cards guide to the 151 Art Rare print.

How does Ivysaur 151 compare with Ivysaur prints from other Japanese sets?

Ivysaur 151 keeps the Leech Seed and Vine Whip attack pair that also appears on the Special Deck Set ex card, while the Mega Brave, Pokémon GO, GX Ultra Shiny and Shining Legends prints use different attacks. The table lists the Ivysaur prints in the official database that we use for comparison.

Three points stand out from the table. First, the SV2a numbers and the Special Deck Set ex card share one attack line, and Yuu Nishida drew both the SV2a 002/165 and the 002/049 deck card. Second, the Mega Brave prints raise HP to 110 and carry a single attack. Third, Kouki Saitou illustrated both the GX Ultra Shiny and the Shining Legends cards, which carry the set codes SM8b and SM3p.

Taken one print at a time, the differences are concrete. The Mega Brave cards have 10 more HP than the SV2a cards and one attack at 60 damage, where SV2a has two attacks at 30 and 80. The Pokémon GO card keeps 100 HP but swaps the SV2a pair for a different first attack and a 60-damage leaf attack. The GX Ultra Shiny and Shining Legends cards also keep 100 HP, with a 30-damage and a 50-damage attack, and the Shining Legends version adds poison and confusion to the second one.

Card counts differ too. SV2a prints Ivysaur against a count of 165, the Special Deck Set ex card against 049, Mega Brave against 063, Pokémon GO against 071, GX Ultra Shiny against 150 and Shining Legends against 072. A number like 002 therefore means nothing on its own: always read it with the set count or the set code.

If you want a card with the same attack set as SV2a, the Special Deck Set ex print is the match in this table. If you collect by artwork, the table doubles as an artist checklist: Yuu Nishida, Yoriyuki Ikegami, Takumi Wada, mashu, zig and Kouki Saitou.

For graded copies of Ivysaur across Japanese sets, see our Ivysaur PSA 10 comparison of Japanese prints.

Where does Ivysaur fit in the Bulbasaur evolution line?

Ivysaur is the middle stage: it evolves from Bulbasaur and evolves into Venusaur or Venusaur ex. The official pages for SV2a, Mega Brave and the Special Deck Set ex state this line.

The two SV2a pages name Bulbasaur as the previous stage and Venusaur and Venusaur ex as the next ones. The Mega Brave pages and the Special Deck Set ex page also name Mega Venusaur ex among the evolutions, which the SV2a pages do not.

Because the evolution line is printed on the card pages, a collector can check a card’s family from the Ivysaur page alone. For a Bulbasaur-line binder from Pokémon Card 151, the Ivysaur slot has two choices, 002/165 and 167/165, with Bulbasaur before it and Venusaur after it.

The Special Deck Set ex that carries Ivysaur 002/049 features Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. It is a pointer if you are collecting the Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise lines from one product.

Where can you buy Ivysaur 151 PSA 10 cards from Japan?

You can order PSA 10 Ivysaur cards from SV2a through our shop. The two SV2a numbers are listed as PSA 10 back orders, so each card is sourced to order rather than held on the shelf.

• PSA10 Ivysaur AR [SV2a 167/165] is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥8,799, sourced to order.
• PSA10 Ivysaur U: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 002/165] is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥9,900, sourced to order.
• A separate PSA10 Ivysaur AR 167/165 listing (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) carries the full card text, including the illustrator credit.

Prices were read on November 12, 2026 and can change. Each product page shows its current terms. Our listing notes that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface.

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