Brock's Mankey · Gym Heroes, what to know.
About the Brock's Mankey card
Brock's Mankey is card 67 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, a Common. It is a Basic Fighting-type with 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Mankey needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Brock is the Rock-type Gym Leader of Pewter City and Ash's longtime traveling companion. Brock's Mankey is part of that themed lineup.
Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Nishida is the original designer of Pikachu and many Gen 1 Pokémon, and her card work has a soft, rounded warmth that suits the friendlier creatures.
About Mankey in the Pokémon world
A pig-monkey Fighting type with a hot temper. Jungle Common. Niche collector demand.
What is Brock's Mankey worth?
Brock's Mankey is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Gym Heroes shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Brock's Mankey carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.
Grading and condition
Brock's Mankey is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Brock's Mankey
Raw copies of Brock's Mankey are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Brock's Mankey is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
