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Erika's Venusaur
Gym Challenge 4/132 • holo-rare
- Set
- Gym Challenge
- Number
- 4/132
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $650.00
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Erika's Venusaur.
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 2 of them (or 1 if he or she only has 1). This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Erika's Venusaur was released as part of the Gym Challenge expansion in October 2000, bringing the iconic Gym Leader mechanics from the Japanese Pokémon card game to international audiences. The set focused on the specific signature Pokémon of the Kanto region's gym leaders, reflecting the strategic emphasis on type-matching and character-driven decks that defined the era's competitive play.
The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori utilized his signature clean, watercolor-influenced style to depict Erika, the Saffron City Gym Leader, alongside her Venusaur. The design emphasizes the connection between trainer and Pokémon, a hallmark of the Gym series that sought to deepen the narrative engagement of the trading card game by tying cards directly to the lore of the video games.
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