Erika's Gloom · Gym Heroes, what to know.
About the Erika's Gloom card
Erika's Gloom is card 45 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 60 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Erika's Oddish, which places Erika's Gloom deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Erika is the Grass-type Gym Leader of Celadon City, a calm tea enthusiast who tends the city's gardens. Erika's Gloom 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.
About Gloom in the Pokémon world
The middle Oddish stage. Splits into Vileplume or Bellossom depending on evolution method. Middle-stage card with thin demand.
What is Erika's Gloom worth?
Erika's Gloom 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.
Print variants and how to spot them
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 Gloom carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.
Grading and condition
Erika's Gloom 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.
If you are collecting Erika's Gloom
Raw copies of Erika's Gloom are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Erika's Gloom is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
