# Metapod #2/149 — Sun & Moon

## Summary

Metapod is a mid-stage Uncommon, the sort of pull that fills out a Sun & Moon binder without ever being the reason someone opened a pack. Gen I bug-line affection and Yuka Morii's name on the illustrator credit give completionists a modest reason to pick it up, nothing more. The modelled guide sits at $0.34, up 6% over 30 days on 77 copies traded, with 138 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $12, 34 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 | Sun & Moon |
| Number | 2/149 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Yuka Morii |
| Release date | 2017-02-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Iron Defense | cost Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks during your opponent’s next turn. |
| Attack: Bug Bite | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| 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: **$0.34** (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: $1.39 — as of 2026-11-05T06:54:21.038Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2017-02-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T15:12:42.574Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-06T15:12:41.988Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-05T13:58:11.167Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-06T15:12:41.988Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sun-moon/metapod-2)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm1-2%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)