# Beedrill #5/144 — Skyridge

## Summary

Skyridge sits at the very end of the Wizards era, and its non-holo rares are the quieter pulls in a set whose real appeal is the holofoil and Aquapolis-adjacent scarcity. Venom Spray's instant Paralyze and Poison gave Beedrill genuine playable teeth, while Hikaru Koike's name adds a modest bonus for artist-minded collectors. The modelled guide sits at $36, up 11% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, with 152 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $24, 0.7 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 | Skyridge |
| Number | 5/144 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Hikaru Koike |
| Release date | 2003-05-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Kakuna |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Venom Spray | When you play Beedrill from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. |
| Attack: Needle Rush | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Flip 4 coins. If you get 1 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. If you get 2 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. If you get 3 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 50 more damage. If you get 4 heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 90 more damage. |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Beedrill #015](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/beedrill) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$36.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- 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 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $43.98 — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z
- Quant score: 59/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-05-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T06:33:07.574Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T06:33:07.574Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T13:10:38.560Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T06:33:07.574Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T23:09:13.097Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/skyridge/beedrill-5)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard3-5%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)