Pokémon · Base
Beedrill
Base Set · #17 · Rare · 1999
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Market reference
$7.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 102
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kakuna
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 15
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Beedrill plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Poison Sting) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Kakuna first).
How to beat Beedrill
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Beedrill?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Flies at high speed and attacks using the large, venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail."
CCCTwineedle — 30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
GGGPoison Sting — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:F-30
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Beedrill has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Beedrill ex — Chaos Rising
Played in 360 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.91 | $3.99 | $9,999.00 | $7.22 | $3.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.95 |
| 7-day average | €19.93 |
| 30-day average | €24.46 |
| Low | €6.99 |
| Trend price | €18.70 |
| Low (excellent+) | €14.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €22.32 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Beedrill is real?
Beedrill is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Beedrill worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Beedrill is $7.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Beedrill from?
Beedrill is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Beedrill?
Beedrill is a Rare card in the Base Set set.
Other Beedrill printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
