Pokémon · Platinum
Beedrill
Rising Rivals · #15 · Rare · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$0.92
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kakuna
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 15
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- 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.
How to beat Beedrill
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
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."
Poké-Power: Flutter Wings
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Grass Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Beedrill is affected by a Special Condition.
GCCNeedle Shock — 30
The Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Ignore this effect if any of your Pokémon used Needle Shock during your last turn.
Weakness:R+30
Retreat cost:C
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 315 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.59 | $0.99 | $19.98 | $0.92 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.26 | $10.74 | $33.10 | $2.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.39 |
| 30-day average | €0.43 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.38 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.93 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.84 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.87 |
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 $0.92; 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 "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Beedrill?
Beedrill is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Beedrill printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
