Erika's Dratini #42
🔥 Hot Move📉 Dip AlertAs card #42 in Gym Heroes, Erika's Dratini is a Uncommon Pokémon card worth about $5.38 ungraded.
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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.
Demand for Erika's Dratini #42 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.
Erika's Dratini at a glance
- Trades around $5.38 on TCGplayer.
- 7-day average €5.60; 30-day average €4.09.
- Trend price on Cardmarket: €5.32.
- Gym Heroes, Gym series, 2000.
- Rarity tier — Uncommon.
Erika's Dratini price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Erika's Dratini #42.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $2.49
- Mid
- $4.51
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
Is this Erika's Dratini a good deal?
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About Erika's Dratini #42
Gym Heroes placed Erika's Dratini at #42; the Pokémon card entered the market in 2000 within the Gym series. A Colorless-type (40 HP), this basic copy appeals to both collectors and players.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. Its Unlimited printing is priced near $5.38, with listings from $2.49 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Series
- Gym
- Number
- #42 / 132
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Colorless
- Subtype
- Basic
- Pokédex
- #147
- Released
- 2000/08/14
Erika's Dratini attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Erika's Dratini #42 — the playability layer behind the price.
Strange Barrier
Whenever an attack by a Basic Pokémon (including your own) does 20 or more damage to Erika's Dratini (after applying Weakness and Resistance), reduce that damage to 10. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Erika's Dratini is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Tail Strike
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Battle stats
- Resistance
- Psychic -30
- Retreat cost
- —
- Ability
- Strange Barrier
- Attacks
- 1
Erika's Dratini price analysis
What drives the current market value of Erika's Dratini #42.
By print variant, TCGplayer lists Unlimited ($5.38) — 1 version in total.
At $5.38 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
At $5.38 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
In EUR, Erika's Dratini trends at €5.32 on Cardmarket (avg sold €3.84, lowest NM €0.90).
Erika's Dratini price history & movement
Recent sales average €5.60 over 7 days versus €4.09 over 30 days, so the card is heating up (+36.9%).
Latest daily average €12.80 against a trend price of €5.32.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 5 days for Erika's Dratini, with a recorded low of $5.38 and high of $17.13; current value is at 0% of that band.
Recorded volatility runs near 29.6% per day, with a maximum drawdown of 68.6% over the tracked window.
The latest reading marks a new recorded all-time low for this card.
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 Dratini?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
The $5.38 market translates to a net of about $4.37 (eBay), $4.39 (TCGplayer), $4.76 (Cardmarket), $4.49 (Whatnot) or $5.38 (direct). That $1.01 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Erika's Dratini #42.
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 Dratini?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Erika's Dratini #42 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Erika's Dratini #42.
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 $5.38 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 $51.36 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-65.3% 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 Dratini within Gym Heroes
Erika's Dratini ranks #50 of 53 tracked Gym Heroes cards by market value, against a set median of $14.26.
That is 62% below the middle of the set — a top-8% position.
The set's top card is Sabrina's Gengar (#14), valued at $515.81.
What makes Erika's Dratini valuable
- With steady supply, Erika's Dratini is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
- Artwork by Ken Sugimori is a factor for collectors who follow specific illustrators.
- Uncommon is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Erika's Dratini dates to 2000, and vintage-era supply cannot increase, which underpins long-term collector value.
- Its Colorless typing means Erika's Dratini has a dual collector-and-player audience.
Buying & selling Erika's Dratini
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Unlimited market of $5.38 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- For Erika's Dratini, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Unlimited prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $5.38 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Uncommon cards; a clean copy of Erika's Dratini can realise well above the $2.49 low end.
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (€5.60 and €4.09) to time entries and exits.
Erika's Dratini value questions
What is the value of Erika's Dratini?
Live pricing puts the Unlimited print at $5.38 (low $2.49, high —); the Cardmarket trend is €5.32.
Is Erika's Dratini a good investment?
Short-term momentum is rising (+36.9%). Older print runs tend to be more defensive holds.
How rare is Erika's Dratini?
Erika's Dratini is a Uncommon card from Gym Heroes (Gym series, 2000). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Does Erika's Dratini have multiple printings?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Unlimited ($5.38). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where can I buy or sell Erika's Dratini?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $5.38. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What affects the price of Erika's Dratini?
Four factors dominate: the Uncommon rarity tier, the vintage-era Gym set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Colorless), and condition. Artwork by Ken Sugimori also matters to collector demand.
