Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited
Typical copy sold $2 23 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$251 sold · 90d · pop 188
- PSA 9$374 sold · 90d · pop 482
- PSA 10$90pop 283
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What this price is based on
High confidence23 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — METAPOD 54/102 C BASE SET UNLIMITED POKEMON LIGHTLY PLAYED METAPODLPUnlimited$1.99
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Near MintNMUnlimited$1.98
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Near MintNMUnlimited$1.79
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Metapod Base Set Unlimited (Shadowless) 54/102 Common English NMNMShadowless$4.50
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Lightly PlayedLPUnlimited$1.79
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokemon Metapod 54/102 Base Set Unlimited LPLPUnlimited$2.67
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon 1999 Lightly PlayedLPUnlimited$2.49
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited MPMPUnlimited$1.99
By grade
- Raw$1.9923 sales
- CGC 9$14.007 sales
- CGC 10$39.997 sales
- PSA 9$41.504 sales
- CGC 0.5$3.003 sales
- PSA 8$19.102 sales
- PSA 10$67.702 sales
- CGC 9.5$22.302 sales
From 58 completed sales recorded between Mar 17, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 20 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 35 graded sales and 1,890,917 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Metapod is a Common Pokémon card from Base (#54, released 1999), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Caterpie, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.08 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $90 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 83× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Metapod price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history48 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $11 · CGC 7.5 · 2 Sep 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Metapod worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 26.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$18); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Metapod is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $89.50 | $71 | +$18 | 82.9× |
| PSA 9 | $37.00 | $70 | −$34 | 34.3× |
| PSA 8 | $25.00 | $70 | −$46 | 23.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,076 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 26.3% | $90.00 |
| PSA 9 | 44.1% | $37.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 29.6% | $19.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 26% of 1,099 PSA-graded Metapod copies are a gem-mint 10 (283 of 1,099) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Metapod 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon Metapod (54/103) Base LPRaw · eBay$0.99
Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Moderately PlayedRaw · eBay$0.99
Pokemon TCG Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited MPRaw · eBay$1.00
Metapod 54/102 Base Set Uncommon NM Pokemon TCGRaw · eBay$1.24
POKEMON METAPOD 54/102 BASE SET COMMON NEAR MINTRaw · eBay$1.29
Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$1.49Cheapest raw copy $0.99 — 8% below our estimate of $1
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 283 | $90$76–$103 | |
| PSA 9pop 4824 · 90d | ✓ 11 cert-verified$37$37–$51 | |
| PSA 8pop 1881 · 90d | ✓ 6 cert-verified$25$25–$40 | |
| PSA 7pop 69 | modelled$21$20–$21 | |
| PSA 5pop 21 | modelled$13$13–$13 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $20 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
69% spreadCurrently 69% cheaper on tp 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Caterpie.
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Metapod during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
“It is vulnerable to attack because its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
This POKéMON is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Metapod cards
There are 9 different Metapod printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base #54 (Common).
More from Base
Frequently asked questions
How much is Metapod (Base #54) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Metapod from Base is worth approximately $1.08 ungraded (near-mint), and around $90 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 Metapod?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Metapod from Base is worth around $90 — roughly 83× the raw ungraded value of $1.08.
Should I grade my Metapod?
A PSA 10 sells for about $90 versus $1.08 raw — roughly a 83× 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 Metapod rare?
Metapod is a Common card from Base (card #54), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $1.08 ungraded.
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