{"id":228769,"date":"2024-03-15T16:32:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=228769"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:32:20","slug":"pokemon-tcg-erikas-invitation-takes-players-to-celadon-gym-pokemon-card-151-sv2a-206-165","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2024\/03\/15\/pokemon-tcg-erikas-invitation-takes-players-to-celadon-gym-pokemon-card-151-sv2a-206-165\/","title":{"rendered":"[Pok\u00e9mon TCG] Erika&#8217;s Invitation Takes Players to Celadon Gym (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 206\/165)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15150932\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-21.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Erika's Invitation\" class=\"wp-image-228780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15150932\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-21.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15150932\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-21-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15150932\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-21-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15150932\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-21-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although many years and generations have come and gone, the eight original Gym Leaders from Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue continue to occupy iconic places in the history of Pok\u00e9mon. Erika, the Grass-type specialist who helms Celadon Gym, is one of them\u2014and this Erika&#8217;s Invitation card from the <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/06\/16\/japanese-pokemon-151-where-to-buy-full-card-set-list-and-pull-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a]<\/a> set reintroduces her legacy to a new crop of Pok\u00e9mon TCG collectors and players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Special Art Rare (SAR) Full Art card depicts Erika tending to an array of plants, highlighting her status as the Pok\u00e9mon series&#8217; original Grass-type expert. The holofoil&#8217;s spectrum-like effect, meanwhile, may allude to the Rainbow Badge\u2014the badge which Erika awards following her defeat in the video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full Art copies of cards featuring female characters have always been much-coveted. This Erika&#8217;s Invitation card not only follows this trend; its desirability even surpasses those of most such cards. For one thing, this character\u2014and, indeed, set\u2014plays on nostalgic themes that appeal to long-time fans. Additionally, even among female characters in the Pok\u00e9mon series, Erika is arguably the character that most embodies certain stereotypical feminine tropes\u2014and that may appeal to certain types of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This card has been released in English; it&#8217;s part of the 151 [MEW] set where its card number is 203\/165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the most recent prices, an Erika&#8217;s Invitation (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 206\/165) card of SAR rarity costs \u00a523,800 (~US$160).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other TCG-related news, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2024\/03\/15\/pokemon-tcg-theres-no-need-to-roam-for-suicune-v-vstar-universe-s12a-215-172\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suicune V card from VSTAR Universe [S12a]<\/a>. Alternatively, you can also head over to the SNKRDUNK App via the banner below and find the top trending and latest single cards and boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunkappen.page.link\/G4g7_PokemonTCG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/15110337\/TCG.webp\" alt=\"TCG on the SNKRDUNK App\" class=\"wp-image-151767\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although many years and generations have come and gone, the eight original Gym Leaders from Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue continue to occupy iconic places in the history of Pok\u00e9mon. Erika, the Grass-type specialist who helms Celadon Gym, is one of them\u2014and this Erika&#8217;s Invitation card from the Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] set reintroduces her legacy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":228780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,43,18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brands","category-collectibles","category-latest-news","category-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228769"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228928,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228769\/revisions\/228928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}