How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 218/217 there. Its illustration is signed buchi.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 88 out of 100. At least 25 copies have sold since 9 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Ascended Heroes

Erika's Tangela ASC 218/217

Name: Erika's Tangela ASC 218
Brand: Pokémon

ASCFRIllustration rare

You receive

€5.00

It’s going fast right now: at least 25 copies have left since 9 September. See the pokoSCORE

Your offer depends on the card’s printing, edition and condition. We check its condition when it arrives.

How much is your Erika's Tangela worth?

A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €5.00 today.

Today · You get

€5.00

The same price as on 23 September

€5.00

23 SeptemberToday

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pokoSCORE

Market activity

88out of 100

Fast departures

It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in French.

Copies gone since 9 September: at least 25
For sale on 26 September: 76
For sale on 9 September: 61 or more

From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Erika's Tangela ASC 218/217?: A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €5.00 today.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 218/217 there. Its illustration is signed buchi.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.
Does it sell fast?: It leaves listings faster than most of the cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 88 out of 100. At least 25 copies have sold since 9 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 80
Type: Grass
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 2
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: J
Number: 218/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: buchi

Its Ability

Gathering of BlossomsRassemblement de Fleurs

Once during your turn, you may use this Ability. Search your deck for an Erika's Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.Une fois pendant votre tour, vous pouvez utiliser ce talent. Cherchez dans votre deck un Pokémon d'Erika, montrez-le, puis ajoutez-le à votre main. Mélangez ensuite votre deck.

Its attacks

BindÉtreinte

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire est maintenant Paralysé.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
It has an Ability, Gathering of Blossoms. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Erika's Victreebel runs it in 26 of the 26 lists we have read, seen across 26 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read, 1,244 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Erika's Tangela plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Erika's Victreebel	26 of 26	26	ASC 7
Yanmega ex	3 of 41	3	ASC 7

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 30 Tangela cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Tangela card and its price