Erika's Gloom 45/132 · Gym Heroes

Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Erika's Gloom is 45/132, in position 45 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Erika's Exeggutor, and after it is 46 Erika's Gloom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Erika's Gloom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 26. In the Pokédex this is Gloom (#044), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Erika's Oddish. In this catalog that name is Oddish (#043). The card lists Vileplume, Vileplume (#045) and Bellossom, Bellossom (#182) under evolves to.

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

Gloom (#044) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gloom 37/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Gloom, while this one is Erika's Gloom. Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Gloom list a different HP.

The attack Healing Pollen lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, remove 4 damage counters from Erika's Gloom. If Erika's Gloom has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them. Magic Pollen is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned (your choice). Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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. Gloom 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, and Erika and her Pokémon. I still need this card.