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title: "Venusaur 15/102 Base Set: 1st Edition Shadowless vs Shadowless vs Unlimited Price & How to Tell | CardVolume"
url: https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/base-set/venusaur-15-102/versions/
as_of: 2026-09-29
source: CardVolume (https://cardvolume.com)
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> At PSA 9, the 1st Edition Shadowless sells for $4,770 (median of the last 5 sales), the Shadowless sells for $1,725 (median of the last 3 sales), the Unlimited sells for $599.00 (90-day median of 5 sales). The 1st Edition Shadowless costs about 8.0× the Unlimited at the same grade. How to tell each 

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Pokémon3 versions

# Venusaur: 1st Edition Shadowless vs Shadowless vs Unlimited

Base Set · 15/102 · 1999

## Answer

-   At PSA 9, the 1st Edition Shadowless sells for $4,770 (median of the last 5 sales), the Shadowless sells for $1,725 (median of the last 3 sales), the Unlimited sells for $599.00 (90-day median of 5 sales). The 1st Edition Shadowless costs about 8.0× the Unlimited at the same grade.

As of Sep 29, 2026 · Verified and cross-checked sales only · [How we verify](https://cardvolume.com/methodology/)

1st Edition Shadowless

18

verified sales · record $78,000

Shadowless

6

verified sales · record $1,800

Unlimited

8

verified sales · record $3,974

[Full sales history and population](https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/base-set/venusaur-15-102/)

## How to tell the versions apart

Version

How to identify it

Verified sales

Last sale

**1st Edition Shadowless**

Black 1st Edition stamp to the lower left of the art box and no drop shadow to the right of the artwork frame.

18

$78,000 · Sep 21, 2026

**Shadowless**

No 1st Edition stamp and no drop shadow to the right of the artwork frame.

6

$1,800 · Sep 27, 2026

**Unlimited**

No 1st Edition stamp and a visible drop shadow to the right of the artwork frame.

8

$711.25 · Sep 24, 2026

**Identity note:** The seed identity is broadly correct. Use first-edition-shadowless for English 1st Edition Base Set sales.

## Price by version and grade

Grade

1st Edition Shadowless

Shadowless

Unlimited

PSA 10

**$57,000**  
2 sales

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**$3,974**  
1 sale

PSA 9

[**$4,770**](https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/base-set/venusaur-15-102/first-edition-shadowless-psa-9/)  
10 sales

**$1,725**  
3 sales

**$599.00**  
6 sales

PSA 8

**$2,421**  
2 sales

**$920.89**  
1 sale

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PSA 7

—

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**$162.50**  
1 sale

PSA 6

**$130.50**  
1 sale

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PSA 5

**$1,300**  
1 sale

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PSA 4

**$870.00**  
1 sale

**$250.00**  
1 sale

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PSA 3

**$585.00**  
1 sale

**$156.00**  
1 sale

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Price we quote: the 90-day market price where one exists (median of at least 5 sales), otherwise the median of the last 5 verified sales. Linked prices open that grade's full sales list.