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Caterpie FireRed & LeafGreen #56 Pokémon card
Common

Caterpie FireRed & LeafGreen #56

Card #56 · Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
50 HPGrassPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$17.50
28.1% · 30d
PSA 10
$156
9× raw
Range $18 → $18
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$17.50
PSA 95.7× raw$100
PSA 108.9× raw$156
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Caterpie is a Common Pokémon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (#56), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $17.50 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $156 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 9× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$17.50
LPLightly Played$8.55
HPHeavily Played$7.58
DMGDamaged$7.77
7-day 12.1%
30-day 28.1%
90-day 30.7%
All-time high$18
All-time low$7
Other printingsNormal · $1.11

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$18
Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$17.50
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$156$125$156
PSA 9$100$75$105
PSA 7$10$10$10
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$1.40
Period high
$4.72
Period low
$0.90
Change
48.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA99 gradedPSA 10 · 30 · 30% gem rate
1030
941
814
710
64
CGC416 gradedCGC 10 · 214 · 51% gem rate
10214
9.58
990
8.554
826
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Caterpie 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$67
Raw $17.50 → graded PSA 10$155.79
after ~$71.55 grading fee → 8.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$155.79$71.55+$678.9×
PSA 9$100.02$70.99+$125.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 99 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
30.3%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$5
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$67
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1030.3%$156.00
PSA 941.4%$100.00
PSA ≤828.3%$18.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

3% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$18
PriceCharting · dearest$18

Currently 3% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +28%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 3% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Signs of Evolution
Colorless
Search your deck for a Metapod and a Butterfree card, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
String Shot10
Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Worm PokémonGEN ICaterpieMetapodButterfree

Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

Card details

Number#56
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeGrass
HP50
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#10
Card IDex6-56
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Caterpie cards

There are 9 different Caterpie printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is FireRed & LeafGreen #56 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Caterpie (FireRed & LeafGreen #56) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Caterpie from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth approximately $17.50 ungraded (near-mint), and around $156 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Caterpie?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Caterpie from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth around $156 — roughly 9× the raw ungraded value of $17.50.

Should I grade my Caterpie?

A PSA 10 sells for about $156 versus $17.50 raw — roughly a 9× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Caterpie rare?

Caterpie is a Common card from FireRed & LeafGreen (card #56), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its current blended market value is $17.50 ungraded.