Koga's Beedrill 9/132 · Gym Challenge

Beedrill is Pokédex #015, generation 1 (Kanto). Koga's Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 34. The card says it evolves from Koga's Kakuna. In this catalog that name is Kakuna (#014).

Koga's Beedrill sits at 9/132 in Gym Challenge, position 9 of 132. Before it is 8 Giovanni's Persian, and after it is 10 Koga's Ditto. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Nerve Poison lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Hyper Needle is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Either way, you can't use this attack again as long as Koga's Beedrill stays in play (even putting Koga's Beedrill on the Bench won't let you use it again). Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.

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 is named Beedrill, while this one is Koga's Beedrill. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. 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.

Gym Challenge set binder is where a full Gym Challenge 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon. I still need this card.