Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Metapod
Unbroken Bonds · #3 · Uncommon · 2019
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Market reference
$0.25
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 234
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Caterpie
- Evolves to
- Butterfree
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Pokédex #
- 11
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. 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 single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.25 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.4%
- -11.8 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Caterpie
in 100% of decks · 22 seen
Butterfree
in 100% of decks · 22 seen
Neutralization Zone
in 45% of decks · 10 seen
Celebi
in 64% of decks · 14 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 100% of decks · 22 seen
Energy Retrieval
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Sacred Ash
in 82% of decks · 18 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 86% of decks · 19 seen
More by Shigenori Negishi
This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.
Building around Metapod?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its shell is filled with a thick liquid. All of the cells throughout its body are being rebuilt in preparation for evolution."
Ability: Emerge
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
GCCBug Bite — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Metapod or Unbroken Bonds.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Metapod was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.25 | $0.14 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.50 | $1.95 | $0.48 | $0.61 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.49 |
| 7-day average | €0.16 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.77 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.57 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.74 |
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 $0.25; 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 "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Metapod?
Metapod is a Uncommon card in the Unbroken Bonds set.
Other Metapod printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
