Erika's Bellsprout

Numbered 38 of 132 in Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, Erika's Bellsprout is an Uncommon, a Basic Grass-type carrying 40 HP.

As a Basic Pokémon, Bellsprout needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.

Erika is the Grass-type Gym Leader of Celadon City, a calm tea enthusiast who tends the city's gardens. Erika's Bellsprout is part of that themed lineup.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

A bipedal flower Pokémon. Long stalks, mouth at the top of the plant. Jungle Common. Steady raw demand.

Erika's Bellsprout is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.

Gym Challenge shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Erika's Bellsprout carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.

Erika's Bellsprout grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.

Raw copies of Erika's Bellsprout are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Erika's Bellsprout is the practical move.