The Root of Life – The 1996 Bulbasaur That Made Pokemon Bloom
The 1996 Bulbasaur card, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, marked the true beginning of Pokemon’s visual universe. Before Charizard’s flames or Pikachu’s sparks, there was life, green, calm, and quietly powerful. It was the moment when the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) found its artistic soul. The first breath of Pokemon TCG art The Bulbasaur Base Set card […]