# Beedrill #21/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Beedrill is a Gen I Bug-line favorite that fans still defend as the underdog of the original 151, and Ken Sugimori's name on a card is a draw by itself, since he shaped the franchise's look from the start. As a mid-tier rare in a reprint set, demand leans nostalgic. The modelled guide sits at $3.00, down 8% over 30 days on 68 copies traded, with 403 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $199, 66 times raw, but a 25% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 21/130 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Kakuna |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Twineedle | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. |
| Attack: Poison Sting | cost Grass/Grass/Grass — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Beedrill #015](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/beedrill) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $3.00 — as of 2026-11-08T06:12:40.227Z
- Quant score: 33/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-08T06:12:40.227Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -23% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T06:02:33.837Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T06:02:33.838Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T16:48:44.093Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T06:02:33.837Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T12:36:41.129Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/beedrill-21)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-21%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)