Koga's Weedle

Koga's Weedle is card 82 of 132 in Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 40 HP.

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

Koga is the Poison-type Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, a ninja who later rises to the Elite Four. Koga's Weedle 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 Bug-Poison entry-level catch in Viridian Forest. Famously underwhelming in the games but a fixture of early gameplay. Common card with no holo variant in Base Set. A familiar starter card for new vintage collectors.

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

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