Pokémon · E-Card
Beedrill
Skyridge · #5 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$29.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kakuna
- Illustrator
- Hikaru Koike
- Pokédex #
- 15
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Needle Rush) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
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 Hikaru Koike
This card was illustrated by Hikaru Koike.
Building around Beedrill?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Venom Spray
When you play Beedrill from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
CCNeedle Rush — 10+
Flip 4 coins. If you get 1 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. If you get 2 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. If you get 3 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 50 more damage. If you get 4 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 90 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
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 401 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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $25.50 | $35.00 | $282.00 | $29.21 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €36.00 |
| 7-day average | €9.04 |
| 30-day average | €13.11 |
| Low | €2.93 |
| Trend price | €11.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €8.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €16.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €16.68 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €15.70 |
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 $29.21; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Beedrill?
Beedrill is a Rare card in the Skyridge set.
Other Beedrill printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
