Ivysaur No. 002 – Expansion Pack – Uncommon – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Vine Whip and Poisonpowder identify this original Ivysaur. Ken Sugimori illustrates the 60 HP Stage 1 Pokémon linking Bulbasaur with Venusaur in Japan's first main expansion. This is the Japanese Expansion Pack printing, identified by No. 002, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Ken Sugimori, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Ivysaur
- Set: Expansion Pack
- Japanese Set Name: 拡張パック
- English Expansion Reference: Base Set — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: No. 002 (National Pokédex number)
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Non-holo
About the Pokémon
Ivysaur is the Seed Pokémon, recorded as No. 002 in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation I, associated with the Kanto generation of games. The growing plant on its back changes its body balance. It evolves from Bulbasaur.
About the Expansion
Released in Japan on 20 October 1996, Expansion Pack established the Pokémon Trading Card Game alongside its starter product. Its Kanto Pokémon, Trainer cards and Energy cards introduced the game's foundational structure. The original Japanese Pocket Monsters card back places these cards at the beginning of the TCG's collecting history.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Ken Sugimori is credited for this Expansion Pack illustration of Ivysaur. The non-holo finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. The No. 002 identifier is a Pokédex number, not an English set checklist position.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.