Erika's Weepinbell 48/132 · Gym Heroes

Weepinbell is Pokédex #070, generation 1 (Kanto). Erika's Weepinbell is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 26. The card says it evolves from Erika's Bellsprout. In this catalog that name is Bellsprout (#069). The card lists Victreebel, Victreebel (#071) under evolves to.

Erika's Weepinbell sits at 48/132 in Gym Heroes, position 48 of 132. Before it is 47 Erika's Oddish, and after it is 49 Erika's Weepinbell. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Drool lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flytrap is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Before doing damage, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with his or her Active Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Weepinbell (#070) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Weepinbell 48/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Weepinbell, while this one is Erika's Weepinbell. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Weepinbell list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Heroes set binder is where a full Gym Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Weepinbell can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Atsuko Nishida cards, early series, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Erika and her Pokémon. I still need this card.