Erika's Bellsprout 38/132 · Gym Challenge

Bellsprout is Pokédex #069, generation 1 (Kanto). Erika's Bellsprout is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Weepinbell, Weepinbell (#070) under evolves to.

Erika's Bellsprout sits at 38/132 in Gym Challenge, position 38 of 132. Before it is 37 Brock's Vulpix, and after it is 39 Erika's Bulbasaur. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Soak Up is listed as Pokémon Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may take up to 2 Grass Energy cards attached to your other Pokémon and attach them to Erika's Bellsprout. This power can't be used if Erika's Bellsprout is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The attack Stretch Vine lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, and this attack does 10 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Bellsprout (#069) has 17 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 Bellsprout 49/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Bellsprout, while this one is Erika's Bellsprout. Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Bellsprout list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Challenge set binder is where a full Gym Challenge set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bellsprout 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.