Gloom · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Gloom card
Gloom is card 78 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Oddish, which places Gloom deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Yuichi Sawayama.
About Gloom in the Pokémon world
The middle Oddish stage. Splits into Vileplume or Bellossom depending on evolution method. Middle-stage card with thin demand.
What is Gloom worth?
Gloom is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Gloom before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Gloom grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Gloom
Raw copies of Gloom are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Gloom is the practical move.
