Pokémon · EX
Caterpie
FireRed & LeafGreen · #56 · Common · 2004
Listings
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Market reference
$1.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Metapod
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 10
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Caterpie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Caterpie
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 3.61 copies on average · 18 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 Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Caterpie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSigns of Evolution
Search your deck for a Metapod and a Butterfree card, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GString Shot — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $1.13 | $19.98 | $1.17 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $42.99 | $49.99 | $299.44 | $17.50 | $299.44 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.86 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.32 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.35 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.29 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.16 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.64 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Caterpie is real?
Caterpie 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 Caterpie worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Caterpie is $1.17; 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 Caterpie from?
Caterpie is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Caterpie?
Caterpie is a Common card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Caterpie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
