Erika's Tangela #79 from Gym Heroes - Common - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Grass

Erika's Tangela

#79/132 in Gym Heroes, Common, 60 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#79/132
Rarity
Common
HP
60 HP
Type
Grass
Language
English
Release date
August 14, 2000
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes

Erika's Tangela

Erika's Tangela appears in the English print of Gym Heroes, released on August 14, 2000. Erika's Tangela is a common rarity and 60 HP. The Gym Heroes set contains 132 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Erika's Tangela is a Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP, featuring a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It includes two attacks: Vine Slap, which costs one Grass energy to deal 10 damage, and Stretch Vine, requiring two Grass and one Colorless energy to target a Benched opponent’s Pokémon, dealing 20 damage while ignoring Weakness and Resistance. The card has no resistances but is weak to Fire, taking double damage from such attacks. It belongs to the Gym series, released in the Gym Heroes set on August 14, 2000, and is numbered 79. The card’s theme color is a muted green (#93a36d), and it is classified as a Common rarity. Artist Ken Sugimori designed the card, which references Tangela’s association with Grass-type strategies through its dual attack options. The card’s design emphasizes straightforward offensive capabilities without additional abilities or effects.

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