Beedrill

Beedrill and Butterfree, and Ash's Beedrill

Beedrill is often paired with Butterfree as its counterpart: the two share a base stat total of 395 and split between versions in Black and White, with Beedrill physically focused and Butterfree specially focused. In the anime, Ash caught a Beedrill in a Bug-Catching Contest in Johto and gave it to Casey, who loves yellow and black Pokémon.

Beedrill on cards: Base Set to Beedrill ex

Beedrill's first card is a 1999 Base Set rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Our catalog lists 30 Beedrill printings across 25 sets, led by the WOTC era (seven) and the Sword & Shield era (six). Gym Challenge (2000) printed Koga's Beedrill for Fuchsia City's Poison-type Gym Leader, Neo Discovery (2001) gave it new art by Aya Kusube, and Legendary Collection (2002) reprinted the Base Set card.

Delta Species (2005) printed Beedrill δ as a Grass and Metal type. In the XY era, Beedrill EX and M Beedrill-EX were released as XY Black Star Promos, Astral Radiance (2022) brought Beedrill V, including an alternate art by Narumi Sato, and Chaos Rising (2026) added Beedrill ex.

Cards to know

• Beedrill (Base Set #17)

  Beedrill's first card, a 1999 rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Koga's Beedrill (Gym Challenge #9)

  A 2000 Gym Challenge holo rare placing Beedrill on the team of Koga, Fuchsia City's Poison-type Gym Leader.

• Beedrill δ (Delta Species #1)

  A 2005 Delta Species card that prints Beedrill as a Grass and Metal type.

• M Beedrill-EX (XY Black Star Promos #XY158)

  An XY Black Star Promo showing Mega Beedrill as an M Pokémon-EX.

• Beedrill V (Astral Radiance #161)

  The alternate art Beedrill V illustrated by Narumi Sato, from Astral Radiance (2022).

• Beedrill ex (Chaos Rising #003)

  Beedrill ex, a Double Rare from Chaos Rising (2026).