Beedrill 13/106 · Great Encounters

Beedrill is Pokédex #015, generation 1 (Kanto). Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. The card lists level 41. The card says it evolves from Kakuna. In this catalog that name is Kakuna (#014).

Beedrill sits at 13/106 in Great Encounters, position 13 of 106. Before it is 12 Altaria, and after it is 14 Butterfree. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Band Attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Grass. Does 30 damage times the number of Beedrill you have in play. Twineedle is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire +30. The flavor text reads "Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, then flying off."

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 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Beedrill 17/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters 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.