Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited
- PSA 8$373 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 394
- PSA 9$475 sold · 90d · pop 695
- PSA 10$1587 sold · 90d · pop 416
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Base #17/102, 1999. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Beedrill is a Rare Pokémon card from Base (#17, released 1999), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Kakuna, weak to Fire ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 12 September 2026.
Beedrill price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence115 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
6 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 27 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$3.45120 sales · 115 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 10$1859 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$26.077 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$50.006 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 6$23.926 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$25.004 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9$31.994 sales
- Lot$6.602 sales
Is Beedrill worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $47 against the $75 you put in, a $28 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $47–$185. Averaged over every outcome that is −$8 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Beedrill is a Rare in Base — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 16 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 24 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $157.75 | $72 | +$83 | 43.9× |
| PSA 9 | $47.00 | $70 | −$27 | 13.1× |
| PSA 8 | $36.75 | $70 | −$37 | 10.2× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,966 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 21.2% | $185.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 35.1% | $47.00 |
| PSA 8 | 19.5% | $36.75 |
| PSA 7 | 9.1% | $26.07 |
| PSA 6 | 6% | $3.59 |
| PSA 5 | 4.6% | $14.49 |
| PSA 4 | 2.4% | $3.59 |
| PSA 3 | 1.3% | $6.00 |
| PSA 2 | 0.3% | $3.59 |
| PSA 1 | 0.3% | $3.59 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.3% | $3.59 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
416 of the 2,000 PSA-graded Beedrill copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 21%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2,000.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1,103.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 30.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 28.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Beedrill 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Beedrill 17/102 1999 Base Set Regular Rare Card Non-holoRaw · eBay$1.55
Beedrill 1999 17/102 Rare Base Set UnlimitedRaw · eBay$1.75
Beedrill 17/102 Base Set Unlimited Regular Rare Pokemon Card DamagedRaw · eBay$1.95
Beedrill 17/102 Rare Base Set Unlimited PokemonRaw · eBay$1.99
HP Beedrill 17/102 Regular Base Set AUTHENTIC Pokemon CardRaw · eBay$2.00
BEEDRILL 17/102 RARE BASE SET UNLIMITED POKEMON MODERATELY PLAYEDRaw · eBay$2.23Cheapest raw copy $1.55 — 57% below our near-mint estimate of $4
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 416 | $158$134–$181 | |
| PSA 9pop 695 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$47$47–$72 | |
| PSA 8pop 394 | modelled$37$20–$60 | |
| PSA 7pop 193 | $26$22–$30 | |
| PSA 5pop 93 | modelled$14$6–$30 | |
| PSA 3pop 26 | modelled$6$6–$6 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
61% spreadCurrently 61% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#76 on the radarBeedrill is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Cynthia`s Garchomp vs. Grass” · 10↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Kakuna.
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
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.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Beedrill cards
There are 20 different Beedrill printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base #17 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.
More from Base
Frequently asked questions
How much is Beedrill (Base #17) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, Beedrill from Base is worth approximately $3.59 ungraded (near-mint), and around $158 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Beedrill?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Beedrill from Base is worth around $158 — roughly 44× the raw ungraded value of $3.59.
Should I grade my Beedrill?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Beedrill rare?
Beedrill is a Rare card from Base (card #17).
How do I know if my Beedrill is 1st Edition?
Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
How do I know if my Beedrill is Unlimited?
Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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