Pokémon · Neo
Caterpie
Neo Discovery · #53 · Common · 2001
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Market reference
$1.69
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 53 / 75
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Metapod
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 10
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Caterpie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Caterpie
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.65 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.4%
- -11.9 pts vs the 47.3% field average
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 Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Caterpie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies."
CSpin Tackle — 20
Caterpie does 10 damage to itself.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.50 | $1.55 | $19.98 | $1.69 | — |
| 1st Edition | $2.00 | $8.66 | $52.75 | $8.19 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.21 |
| 7-day average | €0.51 |
| 30-day average | €0.60 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.65 |
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 $1.69; 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 "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Caterpie?
Caterpie is a Common card in the Neo Discovery set.
Other Caterpie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
