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Erika's Bellsprout

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Erika's Bellsprout

Gym

Gym Heroes · #75 · Common · 2000

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Market reference

$1.16

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Card facts

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Set position
75 / 132
Release year
2000
Rarity
Common
HP
40
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Weepinbell
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #
69
Series
Gym

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
30 damage
15 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Erika's Bellsprout plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
  • Its main attack (Vine Whip) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 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 Bellsprout

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.9 copies on average · 40 decks
Match win rate
40.0%
-7.3 pts vs the 47.3% field average

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About this card

HP: 40Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Weepinbell

GPoison Vine — 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

GGVine Whip — 30

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Erika's Bellsprout has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Erika's BellsproutAscended Heroes

Played in 33 recent decks

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
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Unlimited$0.38$0.93$17.86$1.16
1st Edition$1.59$2.73$31.67$2.81$31.67

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19
VariantPrice
1-day average€1.92
7-day average€1.29
30-day average€1.68
Low€0.10
Trend price€1.58
Low (excellent+)€0.69
reverseHoloAvg1€2.00
Reverse holo 7-day€2.00
averageSellPrice€1.31
Reverse holo 30-day€2.00
Reverse holo trend€2.00

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Erika's Bellsprout is real?

Erika's Bellsprout 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 Bellsprout worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Erika's Bellsprout is $1.16; 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 Bellsprout from?

Erika's Bellsprout is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.

What rarity is Erika's Bellsprout?

Erika's Bellsprout is a Common card in the Gym Heroes set.