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Card 96/165

Vintage 2002 Expedition Base Set Caterpie — WotC-era Grass-type from the Butterfree line.

Expedition Base SetSet
2002Released
CommonRarity
Miki TanakaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 40
TypeGrass
RarityCommon
IllustratorMiki Tanaka
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●
SetExpedition Base Set
Released2002

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
Common
Foiling
Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
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

Non Holo~$5 raw (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026).
Reverse Holo~$20 raw · PSA 10 ~$149 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026) — the Expedition reverse-holo parallel.

Figures are PriceCharting "Ungraded" realized eBay solds (May 2026). The value is in the reverse-holo parallel, not the common base.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Early-2000s Expedition Base Set printing with vintage collector appeal.
  • First stage of the Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree line — needed to complete the Butterfree evolution family.
  • Required for any complete Caterpie master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Expedition Base Set set need this card to finish it.

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

Headbutt Cost: Colorless · 10 damage

Entagling Thread Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 10 damage

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

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.

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