Erika's Gloom 46/132 · Gym Heroes

Gloom is Pokédex #044, generation 1 (Kanto). Erika's Gloom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 16. 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.

Erika's Gloom sits at 46/132 in Gym Heroes, position 46 of 132. Before it is 45 Erika's Gloom, and after it is 47 Erika's Oddish. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Dream Dance lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Both the Defending Pokémon and Erika's Gloom are now Asleep (after doing damage). Vile Smell is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Both the Defending Pokémon and Erika's Gloom are now Confused (after doing damage). Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Gloom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 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. 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.