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Bulbasaur – Dark Explorers #1
GrassCommon
Bulbasaur #1 is a Common card from the Dark Explorers expansion. This page tracks this exact printing, not every Bulbasaur card.
Current market price
$8.02
-6.0%
7d
-5.1%
30d
NORMAL · TCGPLAYER · 2026-10-22
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Dark Explorers · View full set →01 · Price history
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Full price history.
Daily market-price snapshots — every data point is a dated price reading, never an estimate.
Bulbasaur #1 card details.
Bulbasaur #1 is a Common Grass-type Pokémon card from Dark Explorers, released May 2012. Its current tracked market price is $8.02 for the Normal variant, updated October 22, 2026.
Since May 8, 2026, the Dark Explorers printing of Bulbasaur #1 has ranged from a low of $4.89 (May 21, 2026) to a high of $9.54 (September 13, 2026).
That is a +36.9% move from $5.86 to today's $8.02, 16% below the tracked high.
Currently ranked #4,816 by market price across tracked Pokémon cards as of October 22, 2026.
Card number
#1
Released
May 2012
Rarity
Common
Type
Grass
Supertype
Pokémon
Pokémon
Series
Black & White
Market source
TCGplayer market price · Normal · Updated October 22, 2026
02 · Other printings
13 printings
Every Bulbasaur printing.
Bulbasaur has 26 tracked English printings, including this Dark Explorers #1 version. At $8.02 it ranks #15 of 26 priced printings; the most valuable is Stellar Crown #143 at $87.19.
- Bulbasaur · Expedition Base Set #952002$69.43
- Bulbasaur · Expedition Base Set #942002$43.40
- Bulbasaur · Team Magma vs Team Aqua #392004$24.69
- Bulbasaur · FireRed & LeafGreen #542004$15.50
- Bulbasaur · Crystal Guardians #452006$12.36
- Bulbasaur · SM Black Star Promos #SM1982017$22.28
- Bulbasaur · SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH2312019$10.79
- Bulbasaur · SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH3032019$80.52
- Bulbasaur · 151 #1662023$55.16
- Bulbasaur · Stellar Crown #1432024$87.19
- Bulbasaur · Mega Evolution #1332025$17.37
- Bulbasaur · Mega Evolution Promo #372025$19.60
03 · Variants
2 variants
Different variants, different prices.
The available TCGCSV variants for this exact printing can have different price bands. The selected variant's market value is the one used across rankings and summaries.
| Variant | Low | Mid | Market | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normalcurrent | $3.45 | $6.42 | $8.02 | $96.94 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $27.21 | $50 | $35.19 | $98.98 |
04 · Related cards
From the same set
More from Dark Explorers.
Highest-priced cards from the same expansion, ordered by current market price.
05 · Same Pokémon
Cross-set · Bulbasaur
More Bulbasaur cards.
Other tracked cards featuring the same Pokémon, across every era it has appeared in.
View all Bulbasaur cards→
06 · Reference desk
Bulbasaur, explained.
Everything about this card — the price, the variants, and how we track it.
How has the Bulbasaur Dark Explorers price changed?
Since May 8, 2026, the Dark Explorers printing of Bulbasaur #1 has ranged from a low of $4.89 (May 21, 2026) to a high of $9.54 (September 13, 2026). That is a +36.9% move from $5.86 to today's $8.02, 16% below the tracked high.
Which Bulbasaur printing is worth the most?
Bulbasaur has 26 tracked English printings, including this Dark Explorers #1 version. At $8.02 it ranks #15 of 26 priced printings; the most valuable is Stellar Crown #143 at $87.19.
Is Bulbasaur from Dark Explorers a good investment?
We track prices, not provide investment advice. 1 collector is currently chasing this printing; the price history above shows how its market has moved.
How is the market price determined?
Prices are refreshed daily from TCGplayer market-price data via TCGCSV. Each displayed value applies to the tracked price variant named on the card detail page. It is a market reference, not a guaranteed sale price; condition, grading, location, fees, and timing can change an individual sale. This card's current figure reflects the Normal variant.
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