# Metapod #39/112 — FireRed & LeafGreen

## Summary

Metapod is a Stage 1 uncommon, the sort of mid-evolution pull a FireRed & LeafGreen binder needs to finish the Caterpie line, with a Poke-Body that made it a durable wall. Atsuko Nishida, one of the original Pokémon card illustrators, adds a quiet bit of pedigree to an otherwise modest slot. At a $1.72 modelled guide, with no copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.12 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 | FireRed & LeafGreen |
| Number | 39/112 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2004-09-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Energy Protection | Any damage done to Metapod by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy card attached to Metapod. You can't reduce more than 30 damage in this way. |
| Attack: Sharpen | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| 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: **$1.72** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.85 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 98/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-06T08:32:26.778Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T05:13:20.550Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-05T00:08:55.187Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T05:13:20.550Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T12:35:01.077Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/firered-leafgreen/metapod-39)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex6-39%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)