Beedrill: Base Set 17/102

Beedrill 17/102 Base Set Pokémon card, Rare
Printing shown in the price chart

TCGplayer

$5.81

Down $0.32 (5.22%)· 30D

Up $0.45 (8.40%)· 7D

Cardmarket

€7.22

Up €0.93 (14.79%)· 30D

Up €0.72 (11.08%)· 7D

TCGplayer

$158

Down $4.12 (2.54%)· 30D

No change · 7D

Cardmarket

– not listed

Not listed

TCGplayer

$21

Down $1.29 (5.67%)· 30D

Down $0.02 (0.09%)· 7D

Cardmarket

– not listed

Not listed

Price history

  • TCGplayer
  • Cardmarket
Range

Cardmarket in US dollars at 1 EUR = 1.1214 USD (ECB).

Prices

TCGplayer

Raw Price
  • Non-holo$5.81
  • Normal ("D.efending" Error)– No price yet
  • Shadowless$21
  • 1st Edition– No price yet
  • 1st Edition Shadowless$158

Cardmarket

Raw Price
  • Non-holo€7.22
  • Normal ("D.efending" Error)– not listed
  • Shadowless– not listed
  • 1st Edition– not listed
  • 1st Edition Shadowless– not listed
  • 1999–2000 Copyright– not listed

Card details

Rarity
Rare
Type
Grass
HP
80
Stage
Stage 2
Evolves from
Kakuna
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Released
Jan 9, 1999

3 Colorless Energy: Twineedle30×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

3 Grass Energy: Poison Sting40

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

Flies at high speed and attacks using the large, venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.

Price summary

Beedrill 17/102 Non-holo is worth about $6.95 near mint, the average of the TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices, as of Nov 11, 2026. It is up $0.36 (5.5%) over the last 30 days.

How to tell the printings apart
  • Non-holo

    No foil anywhere on the card.

  • Normal ("D.efending" Error)
  • Shadowless

    No drop shadow on the right edge of the art box; thinner HP text.

  • 1st Edition

    A black “Edition 1” stamp sits left of the art box.

  • 1st Edition Shadowless

    A black “Edition 1” stamp sits left of the art box. No drop shadow on the right edge of the art box; thinner HP text.

  • 1999–2000 Copyright

    The copyright line reads ©1999-2000.

Low and average prices
PrintingTCG lowCM 30-day avg
Non-holo$1.95€6.62
Shadowless$14—Not listed
1st Edition Shadowless$1,500—Not listed

Euro prices convert at the ECB rate of Nov 10, 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1214 USD. Near-mint, ungraded copies.

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