Beedrill 3/160 · Primal Clash

Primal Clash is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 4, 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. Beedrill is 3/160, in position 3 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Kakuna, and after it is 4 Tangela. 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).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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 Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Beedrill list a different HP.

The attack Allergic Shock lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. During your next turn, if the Defending Pokémon is damaged by an attack, it is Knocked Out. Twineedle is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. 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 Primal Clash, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Primal Clash 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.