Erika's Weepinbell 49/132 · Gym Heroes

Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Erika's Weepinbell is 49/132, in position 49 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Erika's Weepinbell, and after it is 50 Lt. Surge's Magnemite. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Erika's Weepinbell is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 30. In the Pokédex this is Weepinbell (#070), generation 1 (Kanto). 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.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

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. Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Weepinbell list a different HP.

The attack Sleep Poison lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. Vine Whip is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Gym Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Heroes set binder. 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, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, Erika and her Pokémon, and Nap time. I still need this card.