# Metapod #4/108 — Evolutions

## Summary

Metapod is a mid-stage Bug that fans mostly remember for its harden-and-wait routine, and this Evolutions printing is a mid-tier pull in a set that reimagined the Base Set. Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon artist, gives it a place in binders beyond its modest play value. At a $0.26 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 40 copies traded, with 110 days of inventory on the board, 31% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Evolutions |
| Number | 4/108 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2016-11-02 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Stiffen | cost Colorless/Colorless — During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Stun Spore | cost Grass/Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Metapod #011](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/metapod) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.26** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: -10.30% — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-11T01:26:56.737Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-11-02T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-10T13:31:50.323Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-10T13:31:50.324Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-09T02:24:02.963Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-10T13:31:50.323Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/evolutions/metapod-4)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy12-4%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)