01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Caterpie)

HP 70

TypeGrass

RarityUncommon

IllustratorKen Sugimori

WeaknessFire +20

Retreat●●

SetGreat Encounters

Released2008

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: Uncommon
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

~$3.88 raw

Raw copies run $3.96 to $12.00

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in 2008's Great Encounters, the early-DP-era set noted for the Claydol GE deck-engine card.
A clean middle-evolution Metapod print from the early DP era, distributed widely through sealed product.
Raw asking sits below $1; the headline DP-era grails are the LV.X cards and chase rares, not the base bug evolutions.
A foundational entry for any DP-era Butterfree-line completion run.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Metapod with 70 HP; top attack around 30 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Emerge

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Metapod is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Metapod and put it onto Metapod. (This counts as evolving Metapod.) Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Metapod is affected by a Special Condition.

Ram Cost: Grass + Colorless · 30 damage

Weakness: Fire +20
Retreat cost: 2

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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