Pokémon · EX
Metapod
FireRed & LeafGreen · #39 · Uncommon · 2004
Listings
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Market reference
$1.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Caterpie
- Evolves to
- Butterfree
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 11
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Metapod plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Sharpen) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
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 Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Metapod?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Energy Protection
Any damage done to Metapod by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy attached to Metapod. You can't reduce more than 30 damage in this way.
CCSharpen — 20
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.00 | $1.46 | $96.94 | $1.35 | $1.25 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $299.47 | $299.99 | $465.00 | $22.75 | $299.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €0.58 |
| 30-day average | €1.33 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.44 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.04 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.01 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.65 |
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 $1.35; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Metapod?
Metapod is a Uncommon card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Metapod printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
