Pokémon · Base
Metapod
Base Set · #54 · Common · 1999
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From
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Market reference
$0.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 54 / 102
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Caterpie
- Evolves to
- Butterfree
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 11
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Metapod plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Stun Spore) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Caterpie; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Metapod
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.21 copies on average · 19 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Metapod?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is vulnerable to attack because its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body."
CCStiffen
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Metapod during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
GGStun Spore — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.75 | $9,999.00 | $0.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.75 |
| 7-day average | €4.40 |
| 30-day average | €8.58 |
| Low | €2.89 |
| Trend price | €11.68 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Metapod is real?
Metapod is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Metapod worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Metapod is $0.99; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Metapod from?
Metapod is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Metapod?
Metapod is a Common card in the Base Set set.
Other Metapod printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
