Pokémon · Gym
Erika's Dratini
Gym Heroes · #42 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$4.95
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Dragonair
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 147
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Erika's Dratini 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.
- Its main attack (Tail Strike) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
Pokémon Power: Strange Barrier
Whenever an attack by a Basic Pokémon (including your own) does 20 or more damage to Erika's Dratini (after applying Weakness and Resistance), reduce that damage to 10. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Erika's Dratini is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
CCTail Strike — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Resistance:P-30
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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $2.45 | $4.09 | $46.79 | $4.95 | $9.99 |
| 1st Edition | $13.00 | $19.77 | $145.40 | $17.84 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.16 |
| 7-day average | €3.59 |
| 30-day average | €4.22 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €4.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Erika's Dratini is real?
Erika's Dratini 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 Dratini worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Erika's Dratini is $4.95; 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 Dratini from?
Erika's Dratini is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Erika's Dratini?
Erika's Dratini is a Uncommon card in the Gym Heroes set.
