Pokémon · Gym
Erika's Gloom
Gym Heroes · #45 · Uncommon · 2000
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From
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Market reference
$2.07
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Erika's Oddish
- Evolves to
- Vileplume, Bellossom
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 44
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Erika's Gloom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Magic Pollen) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 Gloom
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 1.9 copies on average · 89 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.3%
- -10.0 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Erika's Oddish
in 100% of decks · 89 seen
Erika's Vileplume ex
in 100% of decks · 89 seen
Erika's Tangela
in 81% of decks · 72 seen
Erika's Victreebel
in 48% of decks · 43 seen
Erika's Bellsprout
in 48% of decks · 43 seen
Erika's Weepinbell
in 48% of decks · 43 seen
Yanma
in 24% of decks · 21 seen
Yanmega ex
in 24% of decks · 21 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
GHealing Pollen
Flip a coin. If heads, remove 4 damage counters from Erika's Gloom. If Erika's Gloom has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
GGGMagic Pollen — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned (your choice).
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Erika's Gloom has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Erika's Gloom — Ascended Heroes
Played in 49 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| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.69 | $1.94 | $34.99 | $2.07 | $34.99 |
| 1st Edition | $2.99 | $8.99 | $150.99 | $5.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.14 |
| 7-day average | €1.83 |
| 30-day average | €2.34 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €2.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Erika's Gloom is real?
Erika's Gloom 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 Gloom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Erika's Gloom is $2.07; 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 Gloom from?
Erika's Gloom is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Erika's Gloom?
Erika's Gloom is a Uncommon card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Erika's Gloom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
