# Caterpie #63/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Caterpie is bulk common, a Gen I starter bug that fills binder pages more than it fills wish lists. Its Pupate Poke-POWER was a cute coin-flip shortcut to evolving, though not a competitive threat, so the interest is mostly Midori Harada's name and nostalgic completionists. A $0.69 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 8 copies traded, says bulk, with 78 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.15 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 63/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Midori Harada |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Pupate | Once during your turn (before your attack), if Caterpie is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Caterpie and put it onto Caterpie. (This counts as evolving Caterpie.) Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Caterpie is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Grass — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire +10 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Caterpie #010](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/caterpie) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.69** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- 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 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $1.88 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 47/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T11:02:25.573Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T13:26:26.606Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T13:44:54.027Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T13:26:26.605Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/caterpie-63)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-63%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)