Beedrill 5/144 · Skyridge

Skyridge is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Beedrill is 5/144, in position 5 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Articuno, and after it is 6 Crobat. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

Hikaru Koike illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 other cards in the catalog.

Beedrill (#015) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Beedrill 17/102 in Base (1999). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

Venom Spray is listed as Poké-Power. When you play Beedrill from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. The attack Needle Rush lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. 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 is Fire ×2.

I keep a set binder for Skyridge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Skyridge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Beedrill can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.