Beedrill 3/111 · Crimson Invasion

Crimson Invasion is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 3, 2017. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 126 cards. Beedrill is 3/111, in position 3 of 126 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Kakuna, and after it is 4 Exeggcute. The listed rarity is Rare.

Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 120 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).

kirisAki illustrated this card. The same name is on 189 other cards in the catalog.

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 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The attack Sudden Sting lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. If this Pokémon evolved from Kakuna during this turn, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Sharp Sting is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear."

I keep a set binder for Crimson Invasion, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crimson Invasion 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.