Vileplume · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Vileplume card
Numbered H31 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, Vileplume is a Rare Holo, a Stage 2 Grass-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Gloom, so Vileplume is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto.
About Vileplume in the Pokémon world
The Grass-Poison final form of the Oddish line via Leaf Stone. Large red flower top. Jungle holo Vileplume was a tournament staple in 1999. PSA 10 1st Edition copies are scarcer than the population reports suggest because of how heavily it was played.
What is Vileplume worth?
Vileplume is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Aquapolis's value. The print variant decides most of it: a 1st Edition copy in high grade commands a large premium over a Shadowless or Unlimited one. In top-grade 1st Edition, Aquapolis holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Vileplume before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Vileplume lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The grass foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where Wizards-era centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Vileplume
When you go to buy Vileplume, settle three things in order: the print variant, the condition, and a comp for that exact combination. A blended average across variants will mislead you on Vileplume, so price the specific copy in front of you.
