Beedrill · Skyridge, what to know.
About the Beedrill card
Beedrill is card H4 of 182 in Skyridge, released in May 2003, a Rare Holo. It is a Stage 2 Grass-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Kakuna, which places Beedrill deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Hikaru Koike.
About Beedrill in the Pokémon world
The Bug-Poison final form of the Weedle line. Three drill-tipped stingers and a wasp silhouette. Notoriously strong in early tournament play before defensive Pokémon caught up. Base Set Beedrill is a rare non-holo. Jungle reprinted it. Both have steady collector demand, with the Base Set print being meaningfully scarcer in high grade.
What is Beedrill worth?
Beedrill is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Skyridge's value. The print variant decides most of it: a 1st Edition copy in high grade commands a large premium over a Shadowless or Unlimited one. In top-grade 1st Edition, Skyridge holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Beedrill before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Beedrill lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The grass foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where Wizards-era centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Beedrill
Buying Beedrill well means pricing the exact print and grade, not the card name. The 1st Edition Beedrill trades above the Unlimited copy, so confirm the stamp before you agree a number. Always see the holo surface in good light first.
