Beedrill 17/102 · Base

Beedrill is Pokédex #015, generation 1 (Kanto). Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 32. The card says it evolves from Kakuna. In this catalog that name is Kakuna (#014).

Beedrill sits at 17/102 in Base, position 17 of 102. Before it is 16 Zapdos, and after it is 18 Dragonair. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Twineedle lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Poison Sting is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "Flies at high speed and attacks using the large, venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail."

Beedrill (#015) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Beedrill 21/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. 22 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Beedrill can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.