Erika's Weepinbell

Numbered 49 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, Erika's Weepinbell is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 70 HP.

It evolves from Erika's Bellsprout, so Erika's Weepinbell 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 Weepinbell 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.

The middle Bellsprout stage. Yellow flytrap silhouette. Jungle Uncommon. Thin demand.

Erika's Weepinbell 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 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 Weepinbell carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.

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