PSA 8 1999 1st Edition Shadowless Base Venusaur Pack

This psa 8 venusaur pack is a sealed 1999 Base Set booster, graded NM-MT 8 and slabbed by PSA. PSA graded the pack itself, so the cards inside remain unopened and ungraded. Venusaur appears on the wrapper only, and the artwork never guarantees the Venusaur card. Base Set launched the English game on January 9, 1999, with 102 cards in the set.

Reading the NM-MT 8 grade

An NM-MT 8 pack may show slight wear at one or two corners. A pin-sized hole at a corner or a wrinkle in the wrapping also fits. Slight toning on the seal can appear too, and the wrap may sit slightly off-center. The pack still presents well, however, because the seal and wrapper stay fundamentally sound. Collectors buy this grade when they want honest age at a lower rung than Mint.

Inside this psa 8 venusaur pack

Every Base Set pack holds 11 cards, and the mix follows a fixed pattern. Seven commons come first, and two of them are Basic Energy cards. Three uncommons follow, then one rare closes the pack. That rare turns holographic in roughly one pack out of three. Wrappers came in three artworks — Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur — so art never decides the contents.

The banner check

A genuine psa 8 venusaur pack carries its red Trading Card Game banner along the bottom of the front. PSA’s variation guide uses that banner position to separate true 1st Edition packs from stamp-error packs. A banner at the top instead marks an Unlimited pack with an erroneous stamp. Check the slab label against that guide before treating any pack as genuine 1st Edition. Pokémon’s official TCG page still covers the modern game. Our graded cards shelf lists the other graded packs.

Psa 8 venusaur pack specs

• Set: Pokémon Base Set, 1st Edition (shadowless)
• Release date: January 9, 1999
• Producer: Wizards of the Coast
• Grade: PSA NM-MT 8 — the pack is graded, not the cards inside
• Pack contents: 11 cards (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 7 commons incl. 2 Basic Energy)
• Artwork: Venusaur (one of 3 Base Set pack artworks)
• Set size: 102 cards

Frequently Asked

Does a psa 8 venusaur pack hold a Venusaur card?

No promise comes with it. Venusaur is the wrapper artwork, and the 11 cards inside stay random until the pack opens.

What wear can a PSA 8 pack show?

Slight corner wear, a small wrinkle, or light toning on the seal, for example. The grade still requires a genuine pack with an intact seal.