# Metapod #87/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Metapod is a middle-of-the-line Gen I evolution, an uncommon that fills out the Caterpie line in Expedition, the first set to carry e-Reader dot codes and Poke-Bodies. Its Exoskeleton damage shield was a modest idea, so demand comes from completionists, not decks. The modelled guide sits at $9.79, up 2% over 30 days on 14 copies traded, with 2,455 days of inventory sitting on the board; a CGC 10 brings $75, 7.7 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 87/165 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Yuichi Sawayama |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Exoskeleton | All damage done by attacks to Metapod is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Rollout | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Metapod #011](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/metapod) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$9.79** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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: +0.40% — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $10.49 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 55/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T18:39:20.713Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T18:39:19.718Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T04:29:04.950Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T18:39:19.718Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T22:26:09.037Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/metapod-87)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-87%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)