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Koga's Beedrill

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Vintage 2000 Gym Challenge Beedrill — WotC-era Grass-type from the Beedrill line.

Gym ChallengeSet
2000Released
Rare HoloRarity
Ken SugimoriIllustrator

01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Koga's Kakuna)
HP 80
TypeGrass
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat—
SetGym Challenge
Released2000

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Rare Holo
Foiling
Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

HoloUnlimited ~$20 raw · PSA 10 ~$1,267; 1st Edition ~$85 raw · PSA 10 ~$2,562 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026).

The 1st Edition holo is the chase; Unlimited copies sell ~$20. The feed’s ~$130 figure was overstated for Unlimited.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Original WotC-era printing from the Gym Challenge set — foundational vintage Beedrill.
  • Final evolution of the Weedle line — its Beedrill-EX and Mega Beedrill-EX prints are the line’s most collectible cards.
  • Required for any complete Beedrill master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Gym Challenge set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Beedrill with 80 HP; top attack around 70 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Nerve Poison Cost: Grass + Grass · 20 damage

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.

Hyper Needle Cost: Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 70 damage

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 ×2
Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat cost
0

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Beedrill PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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