Erika (Gym Heroes 16)

Trainer Supporter

Erika エリカ Erika

Gym Heroes Non Holofoil print Illus. Ken Sugimori Expansion Gym Heroes Rarity English card no. 16/132 Japanese Theme Deck Tamamushi City Gym English expansion Gym Heroes Rarity English card no. 100/132 Japanese expansion Leaders' Stadium Japanese Rarity English expansion Cosmic Eclipse Rarity English card no. 191/236 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 362/SM-P

Erika (Japanese: エリカ Erika) is a Supporter card. It was first released in the Gym Heroes expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

Gym Heroes print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

You may draw up to 3 cards, then your opponent may draw up to 3 cards.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Cosmic Eclipse print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Each player may draw up to 3 cards. You draw first.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

This card was included in the Gym Heroes expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card. The Holofoil print was first released in the Japanese Tamamushi City Gym Theme Deck, while the Non Holofoil print was first released in the Japanese Leaders' Stadium expansion. Both feature artwork by Ken Sugimori.

Erika was reclassified as a Supporter card, and was reprinted in the Cosmic Eclipse expansion with different artwork by Megumi Mizutani, first released as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards. In Japan, this print was given to participants of Mewtwo HR Competitions, Limited format events held in conjunction with the release of the Remix Bout subset. Competitors received 15 Remix Bout packs and 15 copies each of basic Grass, Fire, Water, Fighting, Psychic, and Darkness Energy cards upon paying the entry fee and were required to construct a 40-card deck comprising solely these cards. Mewtwo HR Competitions were held at participating Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Card Stations, and stores hosting Pokémon Card Gym meetings between July 5 and September 1, 2019. An invitation-only event was also held at the NicoNico Honsha, Ikebukuro, Tokyo on July 4, 2019.

Gallery

Gym Heroes Holofoil print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Gym Heroes Non Holofoil print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Cosmic Eclipse print Illus. Megumi Mizutani
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Erika is one of the Gym Leaders of the Kanto region.

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