Beedrill 5/146 · XY

XY is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Beedrill is 5/146, in position 5 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Kakuna, and after it is 6 Ledyba. 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).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 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 Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The attack Poison Jab lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Flash Needle is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. If all of them are heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly."

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