1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
40
TypeGrass
RarityCommon
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●
SetLegendary Collection
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
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 | ~$2 raw (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026). |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$98 raw · PSA 10 ~$2,550 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026) — the scarce Legendary Collection reverse-holo parallel and the chase version of this card. |
Figures are PriceCharting "Ungraded" realized eBay solds (May 2026). The value is in the reverse-holo parallel, not the common base card.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A reverse-holo Caterpie from Legendary Collection (2002); the reverse parallel is the value driver, not the common base.
- Verified at ~$98 raw, PSA 10 ~$2,550 (PriceCharting, May 2026) — roughly a 26x gem-mint multiple.
- Reverse-holos of commons have tiny high-grade populations, fueling the premium.
- Reverse-holo surfaces scratch easily, so gem-mint copies are rare.
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
String Shot
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$2,550 against ~$98 raw — roughly 26x for a flawless copy (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Reverse-holo surfaces scratch and whiten readily, and few were graded, so the gem-mint population is small.
Other graders: PSA leads resale on reverse-holo sleepers; BGS and CGC copies trade beneath an equivalent PSA 10.