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. 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

07Why Collectors Want It

• A reverse-holo of a base common from 2002's Legendary Collection — the WotC-era set famous for turning sub-$2 commons into PSA 10 grading-flip chases.
• Raw reverse-holo ~$98 vs. PSA 10 ~$2,550 — a ~26× grading multiple, putting it firmly in sleeper-chase territory for Caterpie collectors.
• Legendary Collection mirror-foil surfaces scratch easily and centering downgrades are common, so gem-mint copies require clean pulls.
• A sleeper grading flip and one of the more recognizable Caterpie chase prints — the kind of card master-set builders actually hunt for.

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: 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.