Erika’s Tangela

by Ken Sugimori illustrated 2000 Gym Heroes

$1.98 Latest known market value January 17, 2026

Common Grass

The Illustrator

Ken Sugimori

Ken Sugimori is credited on more than 1,100 Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2022, spanning sets such as Base, Gym Heroes, and Neo Genesis. The work favors clear, character-forward staging, playful moods, and vibrant-to-pastel color palettes with balanced, simple compositions.

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Editorial & Data

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Curatorial Commentary

The card features Erika's Tangela, a Pokémon with a mass of green vines and two red orbs for feet. It appears in a simple background that suggests a natural environment. The Pokémon has large white eyes and is positioned in a way that emphasizes its vine-like body.

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Catalogue plate № 79/132

Identity

PokémonTangela

TypeGrass

RarityCommon

StageBasic

Authorship

IllustratorKen Sugimori

SetGym Heroes

Year2000

Plate №79/132

Composition

StyleCartoonishTraditional

MoodLightheartedPlayful

CompositionFocusedSimple

PaletteGreenRedVibrant

Game mechanics

HP 60

Stage Basic

Weakness Fire ×2

Retreat

Vine Slap 10

Stretch Vine

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.)

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