Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Beedrill
Great Encounters · #13 · Rare · 2008
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From
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Market reference
$1.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kakuna
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 15
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 30 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
Strategy & play
How Beedrill plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Twineedle) 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Beedrill?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, then flying off."
GBand Attack — 30×
Does 30 damage times the number of Beedrill you have in play.
CCCTwineedle — 50×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:R+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 376 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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.06 | $96.76 | $1.18 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.00 | $5.88 | $94.90 | $4.90 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.70 |
| 7-day average | €1.31 |
| 30-day average | €0.79 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.38 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.44 |
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 $1.18; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Beedrill?
Beedrill is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Beedrill printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
