Pokémon · Neo
Metapod
Neo Discovery · #42 · Uncommon · 2001
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 75
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Caterpie
- Evolves to
- Butterfree
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 11
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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 Stage 1 — one step up from Caterpie; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Metapod
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 3.18 copies on average · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.3%
- -13.0 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Metapod?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell."
CCHarden
During your opponent's next turn, whenever 20 or less damage is done to Metapod (after applying Weakness and Resistance), prevent that damage. (Any other effects of attacks still happen).
GGHatch
Flip a coin. If heads, remove all damage counters from Metapod. Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Metapod and attach that card to Metapod. This counts as evolving Metapod. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.35 | $1.00 | $20.98 | $1.21 | $2.02 |
| 1st Edition | $3.30 | $18.97 | $219.80 | $5.66 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.62 |
| 30-day average | €0.93 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.95 |
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 $1.21; 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 "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Metapod?
Metapod is a Uncommon card in the Neo Discovery set.
Other Metapod printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
