01Card Stats

Basic

HP 50

TypeGrass

RarityCommon

IllustratorAtsuko Nishida

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat●

SetFireRed & LeafGreen

Released2004

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

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

Market value

~$14.85 raw

Raw copies run $49.00 to $52.50

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in EX FireRed & LeafGreen, the 2004 EX-era Kanto-themed nostalgia set that brought Brock's/Misty's/Erika's cards back into the EX era.
The reverse-holo parallel is the version most graders chase; the base print is a master-set requirement.
Raw asking sits in the low single digits; the set's headline grails are the Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur ex prints, not the base bugs.
A natural pickup for any EX-era Butterfree-line completion run.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Caterpie with 50 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Signs of Evolution Cost: Colorless

Search your deck for a Metapod and a Butterfree card, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

String Shot Cost: Grass · 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: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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