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Metapod 42/75
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More: Metapod in the Pokédex
Card facts
- First Metapod card of the Neo era: the earliest Metapod in this series.
- One of a kind: this exact Attack Harden (its damage and text) was printed on this card only; other cards share the name, not the move.
- Printed once: the Attack Hatch exists on this card and no other.
Where the price comes from
| Source | Price | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Market Price* (TCGplayer, ungraded Near Mint) | $5.34 | catalog price |
| Amazon | — | price feed not open yet; use the link |
* Market Price is TCGplayer's market figure for an ungraded Near Mint copy. eBay figures are asking prices and bids with shipping to the US, as our scans saw them. Graded copies are priced apart.
Prices by finish
TCGplayer's low, market and high for each finish this print was sold in.
| Finish | Low | Market* | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Edition | $3.30 | $5.34 | $219.80 |
| Unlimited | $0.35 | $1.20 | $20.92 |
Attacks
| Attack | Cost | Damage | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harden | Colorless Colorless | 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). | |
| Hatch | Grass Grass | 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. |
In play
Metapod is a Pokémon (Grass type) card with 70 HP, weak to Fire×2. It evolves from Caterpie and into Butterfree.
Collector notes
This print is number 42/75 in the Neo Discovery expansion, with Uncommon rarity, illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
