# Caterpie #3/83 — Generations

## Summary

Caterpie is a bulk common from the Generations celebration set, and what sets this printing apart is the Adaptive Evolution ability, which let a Basic evolve straight away and nudged it toward Butterfree decks. Gen I Bug types keep a soft spot among nostalgic completionists, though demand stays modest. A $0.31 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 18 copies traded, says bulk, with only 43 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $34, 111 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 | Generations |
| Number | 3/83 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| Release date | 2016-02-22 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Adaptive Evolution | This Pokémon can evolve during your first turn or the turn you play it. |
| Attack: Bug Bite | cost Grass — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Caterpie #010](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/caterpie) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.31** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-11
- 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: +3.30% — as of 2026-11-11
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 35/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-12T01:21:47.414Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-02-22T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-11T11:11:21.108Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T11:16:13.574Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-08T16:41:56.217Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T11:16:13.574Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/generations/caterpie-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ag1-3%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)