01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Caterpie)

HP 70

TypeGrass

RarityUncommon

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.

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: 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

~$125.00 raw

Raw copies run $125.00 to $174.79

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07Why Collectors Want It

A reverse-holo of a base common from 2002's Legendary Collection — the WotC-era set that turned sub-$2 commons into PSA 10 grading-flip chases.
Raw reverse-holo ~$77 vs. PSA 10 ~$422 — a clean ~5× grading multiple driven by Legendary Collection's mirror-foil surface scarcity.
Mirror-foil surfaces scratch easily and centering downgrades are common; gem-mint copies require clean pulls.
A natural pickup for any vintage-leaning Butterfree-line collector, sitting right alongside the Caterpie reverse from the same set.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Metapod with 70 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Stiffen Cost: Colorless + Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Metapod during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Stun Spore Cost: Grass + Grass · 20 damage

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

Weakness: Fire ×2
Retreat cost: 2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Metapod 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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