Beedrill 15/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Beedrill is 15/165, in position 15 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 14 Kakuna, and after it is 16 Pidgey. The listed rarity is Rare.

Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 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).

nisimono illustrated this card. The same name is on 10 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 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and nisimono illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The attack Nadir Needle lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If you have no cards in your hand, this attack does 120 more damage, and your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Pierce is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 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.