Erika's Exeggcute

Erika's Exeggcute is card 77 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 40 HP.

As a Basic Pokémon, Exeggcute 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 Exeggcute 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.

Six eggs that move together as one Pokémon. Base Set Common. Unusual design draws sentimental interest.

Erika's Exeggcute is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.

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

Erika's Exeggcute is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.

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