Pokémon · Gym
Erika's Victreebel
Gym Heroes · #26 · Rare · 2000
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Market reference
$13.48
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Erika's Weepinbell
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 71
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Erika's Victreebel plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Razor Leaf) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Erika's Weepinbell first).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Erika's Victreebel
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.11 copies on average · 57 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.8%
- -8.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Erika's Weepinbell
in 100% of decks · 57 seen
Erika's Bellsprout
in 100% of decks · 57 seen
Erika's Tangela
in 100% of decks · 57 seen
Erika's Gloom
in 89% of decks · 51 seen
Erika's Oddish
in 89% of decks · 51 seen
Erika's Vileplume ex
in 89% of decks · 51 seen
Chikorita
in 77% of decks · 44 seen
Gwynn
in 88% of decks · 50 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Erika's Victreebel?
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About this card
Pokémon Power: Fragrance Trap
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and switch it with his or her Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Erika's Victreebel is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GGGRazor Leaf — 50
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Erika's Victreebel has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Erika's Victreebel — Ascended Heroes
Played in 50 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $8.70 | $11.99 | $49.49 | $13.48 | $39.99 |
| 1st Edition | $18.40 | $24.82 | $4,320.15 | $23.65 | $315.55 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €25.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.59 |
| 30-day average | €13.91 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €10.01 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.78 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Erika's Victreebel is real?
Erika's Victreebel is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Erika's Victreebel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Erika's Victreebel is $13.48; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Erika's Victreebel from?
Erika's Victreebel is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Erika's Victreebel?
Erika's Victreebel is a Rare card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Erika's Victreebel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
