Erika's Paras 71/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Erika's Paras is 71/132, in position 71 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Erika's Oddish, and after it is 72 Giovanni's Machop. The listed rarity is Common.

Erika's Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 17. In the Pokédex this is Paras (#046), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Parasect, Parasect (#047) under evolves to.

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

Paras (#046) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Paras 59/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Paras, while this one is Erika's Paras. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 14 other cards of Paras list a different HP.

The attack Irongrip lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Poison Spore is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) 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. Paras 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.