# Koga's Beedrill #9/132 — Gym Challenge

## Summary

Koga's Beedrill comes from the Gym Leader subset of the WOTC era, when trainer-themed Pokémon were a hook for Kanto nostalgia, and Beedrill is a Gen I bug with a loyal following. A holo rare by Ken Sugimori, the original designer, carries a quiet appeal for set completionists. The modelled guide sits at $38 with 31 copies traded in 30 days; a ACE 10 brings $911, 24 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Gym Challenge |
| Number | 9/132 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-10-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Kakuna |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Nerve Poison | cost Grass/Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. |
| Attack: Hyper Needle | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Either way, you can't use this attack again as long as Koga's Beedrill stays in play (even putting Koga's Beedrill on the Bench won't let you use it again). |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Beedrill #015](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/beedrill) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$38.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $28.99 — as of 2026-11-05T04:23:07.635Z
- Quant score: 16/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T04:23:07.635Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-10-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-03T05:23:24.597Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-03T05:23:24.597Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-06T05:45:46.487Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-03T05:23:24.597Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-18T15:54:07.791Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/gym-challenge/kogas-beedrill-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Agym2-9%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)