Erika's Bulbasaur 39/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Erika's Bulbasaur is 39/132, in position 39 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Erika's Bellsprout, and after it is 40 Erika's Clefairy. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Erika's Bulbasaur is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Bulbasaur (#001), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Ivysaur, Ivysaur (#002) under evolves to.

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

Bulbasaur (#001) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Bulbasaur 44/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Bulbasaur, while this one is Erika's Bulbasaur. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Bulbasaur list a different HP.

The attack Sleep Seed lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Errand-Running is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, you may search your deck for a Trainer card. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bulbasaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto starters, without Charizard, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, Erika and her Pokémon, and Nap time. I still need this card.