Metapod
- Number
- 054/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $14.32£10.78€12.61
- Today
- $21.59£16.25€19.01
- Change
- +$7.27+£5.47+€6.40 (+50.8%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 58 | $18.88£14.21€16.63 | $21.59£16.25€19.01 | |
| PSA 1 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 2 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 19 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 52 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 90 | 1 | – | $24.43£18.39€21.51 | |
| PSA 7 | 215 | 4 | – | $37.91£28.53€33.39 | |
| PSA 8 | 521 | 10 | $60£45.16€52.84 | $59.99£45.15€52.83 | |
| PSA 9 | 991 | 13 | $87£65.48€76.62 | $82.99£62.46€73.09 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $91£68.49€80.14 | |
| PSA 10 | 673 | 10 | $503£378.58€442.98 | $540£406.43€475.56 | |
About these prices
26.2% 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 1,610 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,610 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin Auctions
Metapod Common Unlimited Base Set (Shadowless) 054/102 MP Pokémon TCG 054/102$2.19£1.65€1.93Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 54/102$4.95£3.73€4.36Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 1,610
Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 54/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 54/102$2£1.51€1.76Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Heavily Played 54/102$1£0.75€0.88
Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 54/102$2.30£1.73€2.03Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 54/102$7.99£6.01€7.04Metapod - 54/102 - Base Set (Shadowless) - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_99 54/102$3.25£2.45€2.86Metapod Base Set (Shadowless) 54/102 WOTC Vintage Pokémon Card 1999 LP 054/102$5£3.76€4.40Metapod 54/102 Shadowless Base Set 1999 Vintage WOTC Pokémon TCG 054/102$2.65£1.99€2.33Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP 01-01-58 54/102$1.69£1.27€1.49METAPOD 54/102 COMMON BASE SET SHADOWLESS POKEMON UNLIMITED HEAVILY PLAYED 54/102$0.99£0.75€0.871999 Pokemon Metapod 54/102 Base Set Shadowless Non-holo Played Surface Issues 054/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Metapod 54/102 Unlimited Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon English MP 54/102$2.24£1.69€1.97Metapod 54/102 Shadowless Base Set - WOTC Pokemon Card D Pack Fresh 54/102$5.55£4.18€4.89Metapod Common Base Set Shadowless 054/102 Grass Unlimited Pokemon Card 054/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Pokemon TCG Metapod Base Set 54/102 Regular Shadowless Common Card 054/102$3£2.26€2.64Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Heavily Played 54/102$1£0.75€0.88Wizards of the Coast Metapod Base Set 54/102 Shadowless Uncommon Pokémon Card 54/102$2.99£2.25€2.6310Pokémon English Shadowless Metapod PSA 10 GEM MINT Base Set 54/102 #54$200£150.53€176.13More from Base Set (Shadowless)
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PSA has graded 3,613 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 24.7% 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 $181.84£136.86€160.14 on average against $121.58£91.51€107.07 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $60.26£45.36€53.07, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.
Card facts
- Card number
- 054/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Jan 9, 1999
- PSA population, all printings
- 3,613
- 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
Legendary Collection054/110$125£94.08€110.08
Expedition087/165$79£59.46€69.57
EX FireRed & LeafGreen39/112$30.33£22.83€26.71
HeartGold SoulSilver46/123$12.56£9.45€11.06
Neo Discovery42/75$8.76£6.59€7.71
Rebel Clash002/192$4.32£3.25€3.80
Great Encounters47/106$3.98£3€3.51
Scarlet & Violet 151011/165$2.90£2.18€2.55What moves the price of this card
The Metapod on this page is the 1st Edition printing from Base Set (Shadowless), and it trades at $26.47£19.92€23.31 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 5 $21.48£16.17€18.92, PSA 6 $15£11.29€13.21, PSA 7 $37.91£28.53€33.39, PSA 8 $59.99£45.15€52.83, PSA 9 $82.99£62.46€73.09, CGC/BGS 9.5 $91£68.49€80.14, PSA 10 $540£406.43€475.56. PSA has graded 3,613 copies of it. 1,610 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Metapod worth?
A PSA 10 Metapod from Base Set (Shadowless) sells for $540. 26.2% 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 Metapod from Base Set (Shadowless) worth grading?
On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $190.04 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $21.59 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it clears $68.46.
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 $540£406.43€475.56. 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 Metapod does
Stage1, evolves from Caterpie · 70 HP · retreat 2
StiffenFlip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Metapod during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Stun Spore20Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weak to Fire ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.