A top-grade first-edition Venusaur card from the original set sold for $75,640 at a Goldin auction in February 2026

How it’s built

1. Reported by Sports Illustrated's collectibles site, covering the same auction as the record Pikachu Illustrator sale.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

One collector sale; it shows the gap to Pikachu-led cards in the same auction, not a market price.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

The card closed at $75,640.

Where it’s used

• StoryCharacters
• Chart · CharactersAt one auction, Charizard sold for 6.9 times Blastoise and 12.6 times Venusaur

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Built from this one

• ReportedSame-set premium: 1st Ed Base PSA 10 Charizard over Venusaur (same Goldin auction), Goldin auction, Feb 202612.6 x