# Koga's Tangela #81/132 — Gym Challenge

## Summary

Koga's Tangela is a Gym Challenge common, one of the trainer-themed Pokémon that gave the Gym sets their flavor, and it sat in the bulk of the pack as a filler pull. Atsuko Nishida drew many of the original Kantō cards, so completionists treat her early work with some warmth. The modelled guide sits at $1.73, up 2% over 30 days on 43 copies traded, with 758 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $25, 14 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Gym Challenge |
| Number | 81/132 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2000-10-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Sleep Powder | cost Grass — damage 10 — The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Attack: Grasping Vine | cost Grass/Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, draw 2 cards. |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Tangela #114](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/tangela) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.73** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $3.02 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 71/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-10-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T08:09:29.637Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T08:09:28.643Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T21:30:21.883Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T08:09:28.643Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-13T11:52:58.901Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/gym-challenge/kogas-tangela-81)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Agym2-81%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)