Caterpie

01Card Stats

02Editions and Print Runs

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

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers

Common

Foiling

Non-holo standard finish.

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

07Why Collectors Want It

• Released in 2000's Base Set 2, the WotC-era reprint set that combined Base Set and Jungle cards in a more widely-distributed product.
• The same iconic Base Set Caterpie artwork, but in a much higher-circulation print run and a more accessible entry point than the 1999 original.
• Raw asking sits below $1; graded copies trade meaningfully above raw, with Base Set 2 centering and edges the usual downgrades.
• A natural pickup for any WotC-era Butterfree-line collection or master-set Caterpie run.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Caterpie with 40 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Weakness

Fire ×2

Retreat cost

1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Caterpie 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.