Beedrill #12 from Expansion Pack - Rare - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Grass

Beedrill

#12/102 in Expansion Pack, Rare, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#12/102
Rarity
Rare
Type
Grass
Language
Japanese
Release date
October 20, 1996
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Original name
スピアー
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Collector Notes

Beedrill

Beedrill appears in the Japanese print of Expansion Pack, released on October 20, 1996. Beedrill is a rare rarity. The Expansion Pack set contains 102 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Beedrill is a Pokémon card featuring artwork by Ken Sugimori. It has an HP of 80 and is part of the Expansion Pack set, released on October 20, 1996. The card is classified as a Rare rarity and has a theme color of #a1b662. Beedrill includes two attacks: Twineedle and Poison Sting. Twineedle costs three Colorless Energy and deals 30 damage multiplied by the number of heads from flipping two coins. Poison Sting requires three Grass Energy and deals 40 damage while also flipping a coin to potentially poison the defending Pokémon. The card’s design emphasizes its dual-type Grass/Poison attributes through its attack options. Its mechanical interactions focus on probabilistic damage scaling and status effects. The card’s structure reflects its role in early Pokémon TCG gameplay strategies.

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