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Metapod — Base #54, 1st Edition printing

The 1st edition printing itself, not the standard card.

CommonBase54/10219991st Edition

Metapod 54/102 · Base 1st Edition price

Raw 1st edition · near mint

$27.51

Recent sales $1 – $91Updated

From 14 near-mint sales of this printing.

Every printing, raw

  • 1st Editionthis page$27.51
  • Shadowless$3.51
  • Unlimited$1.18
  • Standard printinghub$1.18
1st Edition sales
29
any condition, whole bake · 14 near mint
Last 90 days
29
sells often · 6 in 30
Fanatics, this printing
32
15 in 90 days
Latest sale
9d ago
1st edition
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1st Edition price history

1st Edition raw price history, 2021-01-01 to 2026-09-20 — closing on the figure above.

Raw 1st Edition · latest

$28▲ 41%over 6 years

2021-01-01 → 2026-09-20

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This printing's own raw series, anchored to the current value above.

About the 1st Edition printing

Which object this page prices — and how to tell it from the standard Metapod.

The 1st Edition Metapod carries the first-print stamp on the left of the card, from the earliest Base print run before the unlimited reprint. Scarcer than unlimited by construction and priced as a separate product at every grade.

How to tell · bottom-left of the illustration window

A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.

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1st Edition graded prices

Specific to the 1st edition printing: its own graded-sales ladder, refereed by our sales of this printing where we have five or more at a grade, with PriceCharting as the cross-reference. Each rung says which.

  • PSA 7$301.1× rawour sales
  • PSA 8$732.6× rawour sales
  • PSA 9$873.2× rawour salespage →
  • PSA 10$52219× rawour salespage →
  • BGS 10$66324× rawPriceCharting

Grading a clean 1st edition copy turns roughly $28 into about $522 at PSA 10 — PSA grades this card a 10 about 26% of the time, a census rate that overstates a fresh submission’s odds. Where a range is shown it is the recent low–high sale spread at that grade.

Cert-verified 1st Edition sales

Each sale tied by PSA to a specific 1st edition slab — click the cert to check it on psacard.com. A sale more than 3× off this printing’s value at its grade is treated as a mis-homed slab and left out.

DateGradeSold viaCertPrice
2026-09-09PSA 10eBay · auction#27889730$533
2026-09-07PSA 10eBay · auction#28144810$510
2026-09-04PSA 8eBay · fixedprice#89268984$77
2026-09-04PSA 8eBay · auction#151686111$49
2026-08-27PSA 8eBay · bestoffer#129663557$75
2026-08-27PSA 8eBay · auction#98488429$52
2026-08-27PSA 9eBay · fixedprice#24132745$87
2026-08-25PSA 9eBay · fixedprice#149986971$130
2026-08-25PSA 6eBay · bestoffer#74627270$43
2026-08-22PSA 10eBay · bestoffer#30382564$565
2026-08-17PSA 10eBay · auction#77309801$496
2026-08-17PSA 9Fanatics · auction#144890509$62

Showing the 12 most recent of 30. At PSA 10 the 1st edition sells for $533 against $91 for the standard printing — 5.9×, from 6 1st edition and 4 standard cert-verified sales, not estimates.

Every 1st Edition sale we can show you

Cert-verified sales and Fanatics’ sales re-homed to this printing, newest first. Standard-printing sales are on the card’s main page, not here.

Item soldGradeVenueDateCertificatePrice
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Metapod #54 CGC 6.5 EXMT+CGC 6.5FanaticsAuction2026-09-14—$20.40
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Metapod #54 CGC 6 EXMTCGC 6FanaticsAuction2026-09-14—$25.20
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 10PSA 10eBayAuction2026-09-0927889730$533
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 10PSA 10eBayAuction2026-09-0728144810$510
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 8PSA 8eBayAuction2026-09-04151686111$49.00
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 8PSA 8eBayFixedPrice2026-09-0489268984$76.96
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 9PSA 9eBayFixedPrice2026-08-2724132745$87.30
1999 Pokémon Base Metapod 54/102 1st Edition · PSA 8PSA 8eBayAuction2026-08-2798488429$52.00

1–8 of 38 sales · 30 carry a PSA certificate, checkable on psacard.com.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the 1st Edition Metapod (Base #54) worth?

As of 20 September 2026, a raw near-mint 1st Edition Metapod from Base is worth approximately $28 (recent sales $1 to $91), from 14 near-mint sales of this printing. The standard printing's raw price is $1; the two are separate products.

How do I tell the 1st Edition Metapod from the standard one?

Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.

What is a PSA 10 1st Edition Metapod worth?

About $522 — roughly 19× the raw 1st edition price. PSA grades this card a 10 about 26% of the time.

Does the 1st Edition sell for more than the standard Metapod?

At PSA 10, cert-verified sales put the 1st Edition at $533 against $91 for the standard printing — 5.9× more, from 6 1st edition and 4 standard sales.