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Erika's Tangela

Card 79/132

Vintage 2000 Gym Heroes Tangela — WotC-era Grass-type from the Tangela line.

Gym HeroesSet
2000Released
CommonRarity
Ken SugimoriIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 60
TypeGrass
RarityCommon
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●●
SetGym Heroes
Released2000

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Common
Foiling
Non-holo standard finish.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Non Holo~$3.81 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Original WotC-era printing from the Gym Heroes set — foundational vintage Tangela.
  • Tangela — the Vine Pokemon, a single-stage Grass-type Kanto-original (later given the Tangrowth evolution).
  • Required for any complete Tangela master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Gym Heroes set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Tangela with 60 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Vine Slap Cost: Grass · 10 damage

Stretch Vine Cost: Grass + Grass + Colorless

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 20 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat cost
2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Tangela PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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