Caterpie
- Number
- 045/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $29.25£22.11€26.47
- Today
- $44.69£33.79€40.44
- Change
- +$15.44+£11.67+€13.97 (+52.8%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 57 | $34.95£26.42€31.62 | $44.69£33.79€40.44 | |
| PSA 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 16 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 36 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 78 | 1 | – | $52£39.31€47.05 | |
| PSA 7 | 114 | – | – | $45£34.02€40.72 | |
| PSA 8 | 284 | 9 | $127£96.02€114.91 | $125£94.51€113.10 | |
| PSA 9 | 630 | 9 | $194.55£147.09€176.03 | $176.50£133.44€159.70 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $199£150.45€180.06 | |
| PSA 10 | 277 | 9 | $1,275£963.97€1,154 | $993.26£750.96€898.72 | |
About these prices
19.2% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 1,275 completed sales, updated Nov 4, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,275 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin AuctionsCaterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 45/102$3.99£3.02€3.61
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Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 45/102$1.50£1.13€1.36Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 45/102$4£3.02€3.62Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Heavily Played 45/102$1.99£1.50€1.80WOTC Pokemon TCG Shadowless Base Set Caterpie 45/102 Common 40HP 1999 45/102$2.99£2.26€2.711999 Pokemon Shadowless Caterpie 45/102 Base Set Vintage WOTC TCG 045/102$2.99£2.26€2.71Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Caterpie 45/102 Base Set Common 1999 Shadowless 045/102$5.99£4.53€5.42Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Lightly Played 45/102$2.98£2.25€2.70Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP Ken Sugimori 45/102$1.99£1.50€1.80Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 45/102$3.49£2.64€3.16Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP 45/102$2.99£2.26€2.719Pokemon TCG Base Set Shadowless Caterpie 45/102 PSA 9 1999 English Regular 045/102$70£52.92€63.34Caterpie 45/102 Common Shadowless Moderate Play Base Set Pokémon TCG 45/102$2.49£1.88€2.25Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 45/102$3.99£3.02€3.61101999 Pokemon Caterpie Base Set Shadowless English 45/102 PSA 10 045/102$147.50£111.52€133.46More from Base Set (Shadowless)
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PSA has graded 2,282 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 20.0% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $304.08£229.90€275.13 on average against $144.68£109.39€130.91 for the card plus $79.99£60.48€72.38 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $159.40£120.51€144.22, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.
Card facts
- Card number
- 045/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Jan 9, 1999
- PSA population, all printings
- 2,282
- Printings priced
- 2
Base Set (Shadowless)102 cards- Set value
- $14k£11k€13k
- 7 day move
- -1.5%
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The same card in other sets
Legendary Collection069/110$99.27£75.05€89.82
HeartGold SoulSilver57/123$49£37.05€44.34
EX FireRed & LeafGreen56/112$34.68£26.22€31.38
Expedition096/165$28.63£21.65€25.90
Great Encounters63/106$18.89£14.28€17.09
Scarlet & Violet 151172/165$15.46£11.69€13.99
McDonald's Promos 2019001/012$15.44£11.67€13.97
Neo Discovery53/75$7.79£5.89€7.05What moves the price of this card
The Caterpie on this page is the 1st Edition printing from Base Set (Shadowless), and it trades at $53.82£40.69€48.70 in near mint condition. The other 1 printing of the same card sits lower, which is normal: the scarcer print run always carries the premium.
Graded, it runs PSA 6 $50£37.80€45.24, PSA 7 $45£34.02€40.72, PSA 8 $125£94.51€113.10, PSA 9 $176.50£133.44€159.70, CGC/BGS 9.5 $199£150.45€180.06, PSA 10 $993.26£750.96€898.72. PSA has graded 2,282 copies of it. 1,275 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Caterpie worth?
A PSA 10 Caterpie from Base Set (Shadowless) sells for $993.26. 19.2% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Caterpie from Base Set (Shadowless) worth grading?
On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $299.63 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $44.69 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it clears $154.95.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $993.26£750.96€898.72. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Caterpie does
Basic · 40 HP · retreat 1
String Shot10Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weak to Fire ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.