Erika's Gloom · Gym Heroes, what to know.
About the Erika's Gloom card
Numbered 46 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, Erika's Gloom is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Erika's Oddish, so Erika's Gloom is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
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?
Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $2.99 to $17 depending on the print and a PSA 10 trades around $257. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $257. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-03-30.
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.
