Erika's Ivysaur #41
📉 Dip AlertFrom Gym Challenge, Erika's Ivysaur (#41) is a Uncommon Pokémon card valued at $18.42 on TCGplayer today.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
Erika's Ivysaur #41 has slipped week-on-week. Selling sooner limits downside, while buyers get a value window.
Erika's Ivysaur at a glance
- Trades around $18.42 on TCGplayer.
- Cardmarket trend price €12.42.
- Rarity: Uncommon.
- Set: Gym Challenge (Gym, 2000).
- Short-term trend -16.0% (7d vs 30d).
Erika's Ivysaur price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Erika's Ivysaur #41.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $8.50
- Mid
- $15.93
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
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About Erika's Ivysaur #41
Erika's Ivysaur is the #41 of 132 card in Gym Challenge, a vintage-era set released in 2000 as part of the Gym series. It is a Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP, printed as Stage 1.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. Its Unlimited printing is priced near $18.42, with listings from $8.50 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Gym Challenge
- Series
- Gym
- Number
- #41 / 132
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Grass
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bulbasaur
- Pokédex
- #2
- Released
- 2000/10/16
Erika's Ivysaur attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Erika's Ivysaur #41 — the playability layer behind the price.
Relaxing Scent
As long as Erika's Ivysaur is your Active Pokémon, whenever an attack (even your own) does damage to any Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack only does half the damage to that Pokémon (rounded up to the nearest 10). (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Erika's Ivysaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Double Razor Leaf
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- —
- Ability
- Relaxing Scent
- Attacks
- 1
Erika's Ivysaur price analysis
What drives the current market value of Erika's Ivysaur #41.
There is 1 tracked printing here — Unlimited at $18.42.
$18.42 gives Erika's Ivysaur real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
$18.42 gives Erika's Ivysaur real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
Cardmarket values Erika's Ivysaur at a trend of €12.42, an average sold price of €12.43 and a near-mint floor of €2.50.
Erika's Ivysaur price history & movement
Momentum reads cooling off — a 7-day average of €10.41 against a 30-day average of €12.39 (-16%).
The most recent 24-hour average is €9.90, and Cardmarket's trend price sits at €12.42.
Across 5 recorded days the price spanned $18.16–$33.06. The most recent snapshot of $18.42 sits 2% up that range, 44.3% under the October 13, 2026 high.
Daily moves average a volatility of 19.5%, and the largest peak-to-trough drawdown recorded is 45.1%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Erika's Ivysaur?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
On a $18.42 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $15.68 via eBay's default tier, $15.77 on TCGplayer, $17.15 on Cardmarket, $16.11 on Whatnot and $18.42 selling directly — a $2.74 spread after fees and typical shipping.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
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Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Erika's Ivysaur?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Erika's Ivysaur #41 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $18.42 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $64.40 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-32.7% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Erika's Ivysaur within Gym Challenge
Erika's Ivysaur ranks #26 of 54 tracked Gym Challenge cards by market value, against a set median of $15.29.
That is 20% above the middle of the set — a top-54% position.
The set's top card is Erika's Venusaur (#4), valued at $779.45.
What makes Erika's Ivysaur valuable
- Uncommon is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Vintage (2000) print runs are fixed and finite, and sealed product for this era is scarce — a structural support for long-term value.
- Its Grass typing means Erika's Ivysaur has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- steady supply at this price keeps the card accessible to new collectors.
- The Ken Sugimori artwork gives Erika's Ivysaur appeal beyond pure playability.
Buying & selling Erika's Ivysaur
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (€10.41 and €12.39) to time entries and exits.
- Gym Challenge was released in 2000; sealed product from this era is limited, so raw singles appreciate with collector demand.
- Bulk lots of Erika's Ivysaur can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $18.42 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Erika's Ivysaur has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
Erika's Ivysaur value questions
What is the value of Erika's Ivysaur?
Erika's Ivysaur trades near $18.42 on TCGplayer (Unlimited), ranging $8.50–—; Cardmarket shows €12.42.
Should I buy Erika's Ivysaur?
Short-term momentum is softening (-16%). Older print runs tend to be more defensive holds.
How rare is Erika's Ivysaur?
Erika's Ivysaur is a Uncommon card from Gym Challenge (Gym series, 2000). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
What print variants exist for Erika's Ivysaur?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Unlimited ($18.42). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where is Erika's Ivysaur sold?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $18.42. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Erika's Ivysaur cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Uncommon rarity tier, the vintage-era Gym set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Grass), and condition. Artwork by Ken Sugimori also matters to collector demand.
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