Caterpie
- Number
- 045/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $40.73£30.66€35.87
- Today
- $44.69£33.64€39.36
- Change
- +$3.96+£2.98+€3.49 (+9.7%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 32 | $35£26.34€30.82 | $44.69£33.64€39.36 | |
| PSA 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 16 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 36 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 78 | 2 | – | $50£37.63€44.03 | |
| PSA 7 | 114 | 1 | – | $45£33.87€39.63 | |
| PSA 8 | 284 | 8 | $127.35£95.85€112.15 | $125£94.08€110.08 | |
| PSA 9 | 630 | 5 | $218.08£164.14€192.06 | $176.50£132.84€155.44 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $199£149.78€175.25 | |
| PSA 10 | 277 | 6 | $915.81£689.28€806.53 | $993.26£747.57€874.73 | |
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 1,128 completed sales, updated Sep 25, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,128 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin Auctions
Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP 45/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Pokemon Card: Caterpie Shadowless 45/102 Base Set Rare! LP-NM 1999 Vintage 45/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 45/102$7.99£6.01€7.04Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 45/102$1.39£1.05€1.22Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 1,128
Caterpie 045/102 Unlimited Common Base Set (Shadowless) LP Pokemon 045/102$2.69£2.02€2.37CATERPIE 45/102 COMMON BASE SET SHADOWLESS POKEMON UNLIMITED LIGHTLY PLAYED 45/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 45/102$2.49£1.87€2.19
Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Heavily Played 45/102$2.49£1.87€2.19101999 Pokemon Caterpie Base Set Shadowless English 45/102 PSA 10 045/102$147.50£111.02€129.90Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited NM/LP 45/102$6.49£4.88€5.72Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 45/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Caterpie Common Base Set Shadowless 045/102 Grass Unlimited Pokemon Card 045/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Pokemon Base Set Caterpie 45/102 Vintage Shadowless Common Card - LP/MP 1999 45/102$2.75£2.07€2.42Caterpie 45/102 Shadowless Base Set 1999 Vintage WOTC Pokémon TCG 045/102$2.25£1.69€1.98Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Damaged 45/102$1.70£1.28€1.50Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 45/102$2.30£1.73€2.03Pokemon TCG Caterpie Base Set Shadowless 45/102 Unlimited Regular English LP 045/102$1.75£1.32€1.54CATERPIE - Pokemon - Ken Sugimori 45/102 BSS Base Set Shadowless - Unlimited LP 45/102$4.99£3.76€4.39Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 45/102$2.50£1.88€2.201999 Pokemon Caterpie 45/102 Shadowless Base Set WOTC Vintage LP/NM- 45/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP 01-01-60 45/102$2.64£1.99€2.32Caterpie 45/102 Base Set Shadowless Regular LP Condition Pokemon TCG WOTC 045/102$1.20£0.90€1.06Caterpie 45/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 45/102$7£5.27€6.1610Pokémon Caterpie Base Set Shadowless EN 45/102 Basic PSA 10 40 HP Regular 045/102$200£150.53€176.1310Pokémon Base Set Shadowless Caterpie 45/102 Regular English PSA 10 GEM MT 045/102$175£131.71€154.1210Pokémon Base Set Shadowless Caterpie 45/102 Regular English PSA 10 GEM MT 045/102$158.02£118.93€139.16More from Base Set (Shadowless)
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PSA has graded 2,280 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 $304.21£228.96€267.91 on average against $144.68£108.89€127.42 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $159.53£120.07€140.49, 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
- 2,280
- Printings priced
- 2
Base Set (Shadowless)102 cards- Set value
- $15k£11k€13k
- 7 day move
- +0.5%
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The same card in other sets
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HeartGold SoulSilver57/123$49£36.88€43.15
EX FireRed & LeafGreen56/112$33.83£25.46€29.79
Expedition096/165$33.35£25.10€29.37
Scarlet & Violet 151172/165$16.70£12.57€14.71
Great Encounters63/106$15.96£12.01€14.06
McDonald's Promos 2019001/012$15.06£11.33€13.26
Neo Discovery53/75$7.85£5.91€6.91What moves the price of this card
The Caterpie on this page is the 1st Edition printing from Base Set (Shadowless), and it trades at $61.17£46.04€53.87 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 $47£35.37€41.39, PSA 7 $45£33.87€39.63, PSA 8 $125£94.08€110.08, PSA 9 $176.50£132.84€155.44, CGC/BGS 9.5 $199£149.78€175.25, PSA 10 $993.26£747.57€874.73. PSA has graded 2,280 copies of it. 1,128 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£747.57€874.73. 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.