Pokémon · Gym
Erika's Bulbasaur
Gym Challenge · #39 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$14.70
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ivysaur
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 1
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Erika's Bulbasaur plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Erika's Bulbasaur
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Erika's Bulbasaur?
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About this card
GSleep Seed — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
GGErrand-Running
Flip a coin. If heads, you may search your deck for a Trainer card. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $10.22 | $13.98 | $149.56 | $14.70 | $42.69 |
| 1st Edition | $39.27 | $99.99 | $359.80 | $39.64 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.90 |
| 7-day average | €13.40 |
| 30-day average | €12.00 |
| Low | €3.95 |
| Trend price | €13.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €7.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Erika's Bulbasaur is real?
Erika's Bulbasaur is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Erika's Bulbasaur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Erika's Bulbasaur is $14.70; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Erika's Bulbasaur from?
Erika's Bulbasaur is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Erika's Bulbasaur?
Erika's Bulbasaur is a Uncommon card in the Gym Challenge set.
