Erika's Tangela79/132 · Gym Heroes Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited
- PSA 8$181 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 15
- PSA 9$251 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 30
- PSA 10$115pop 21
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Gym Heroes #79/132, 2000. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Erika's Tangela is a Common Pokémon card from Gym Heroes (#79, released 2000), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 7 September 2026.
Erika's Tangela price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence22 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
7 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 10 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$2.1522 sales · 22 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 10$80.003 sales
- CGC 7$9.752 sales
- TAG 7.5$20.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 9$19.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$18.501 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 7$33.721 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$15.601 sale
Is Erika's Tangela worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $25 against the $73 you put in, a $48 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $25–$80. Averaged over every outcome that is −$40 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Erika's Tangela is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $114.99 | $71 | +$41 | 44.4× |
| PSA 9 | $24.50 | $70 | −$48 | 9.5× |
| PSA 8 | $17.85 | $70 | −$55 | 6.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 83 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 25.3% | $80.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 34.9% | $24.50 |
| PSA 8 | 16.9% | $17.85 |
| PSA 7 | 6% | $14.70 |
| PSA 6 | 10.8% | $2.59 |
| PSA 5 | 4.8% | $2.59 |
| PSA 2 | 1.2% | $2.59 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
21 of the 86 PSA-graded Erika's Tangela copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 24%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 86.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 652.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 35.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Erika's Tangela 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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Pokémon TCG Erika's Tangela Gym Heroes 79/132Raw · eBay$1.00
Erika's Tangela 79/132 Gym Heroes ENG Front Poor Back PoorRaw · eBay$1.16
Erika's Tangela 79/132 Common Gym Heroes Pokemon Unlimited Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$1.34Cheapest raw copy $0.99 — 62% below our near-mint estimate of $3
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 21 | $115$98–$132 | |
| PSA 9pop 30 | modelled$25$21–$28 | |
| PSA 8pop 15 | modelled$18$15–$21 | |
| PSA 7pop 6 | modelled$15$12–$17 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $8 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
73% spreadCurrently 73% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Other Erika's Tangela cards
There are 3 different Erika's Tangela printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Gym Heroes #79 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Erika's Tangela (Gym Heroes #79) worth?
As of 7 September 2026, Erika's Tangela from Gym Heroes is worth approximately $2.59 ungraded (near-mint), and around $115 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Erika's Tangela?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Erika's Tangela from Gym Heroes is worth around $115 — roughly 44× the raw ungraded value of $2.59.
Should I grade my Erika's Tangela?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Erika's Tangela rare?
Erika's Tangela is a Common card from Gym Heroes (card #79).
How do I know if my Erika's Tangela is 1st Edition?
Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
How do I know if my Erika's Tangela is Unlimited?
Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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