# Wurmple #78/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Wurmple is a bulk common whose real job was fetching its own evolution lines, which made it a useful engine piece for Hoenn-era decks without ever being a chase. Hajime Kusajima's name adds a little completist appeal, but demand stays small and nostalgic, mostly Gen III binder builders. The modelled guide sits at $1.30, down 5% over 30 days on 16 copies traded, with 254 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $100, 77 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 | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 78/109 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Signs of Evolution | cost Colorless — Search your deck for Silcoon and Beautifly, or Cascoon and Dustox cards. Show 1 card or both cards of a pair to your opponent and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Poison Barb | cost Grass — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Wurmple #265](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/wurmple) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.30** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- 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 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.37 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 44/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T09:05:20.941Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T09:05:17.855Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T17:14:43.980Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T09:05:17.855Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T00:27:01.748Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/wurmple-78)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-78%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)