# Metapod #4/83 — Generations

## Summary

Metapod is the quiet middle of the Caterpie line, a Gen I Bug that fans remember mostly for doing nothing, and that gentle joke still sells binder pages. Kawayoo's name draws a following of its own, though an Uncommon from this set was a filler pull, never a chase slot. A $0.36 modelled guide, down 3% over 30 days on 11 copies traded, says bulk, with 90 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $33, 91 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 | 4/83 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | kawayoo |
| Release date | 2016-02-22 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Adaptive Evolution | This Pokémon can evolve during your first turn or the turn you play it. |
| Attack: Harden | cost Colorless/Colorless — During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack's damage done to this Pokémon if that damage is 60 or less. |
| 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: **$0.36** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- 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: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $1.69 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 28/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-09T11:27:16.470Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-02-22T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T11:15:55.163Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T11:15:55.163Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-08T16:41:56.093Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T11:15:55.163Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/generations/metapod-4)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ag1-4%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)