Beedrill 4/73 · Champion's Path

Champion's Path is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 25, 2020. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 80 cards. Beedrill is 4/73, in position 4 of 80 on this checklist. Before it is 3 Kakuna, and after it is 5 Eldegoss V. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Beedrill is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 140 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).

Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 100 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 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The attack Poison Jab lists 80 damage. The cost is Grass. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. 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 D.

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