# Metapod #3/214 — Unbroken Bonds

## Summary

Metapod is the awkward middle child of the Caterpie line, an uncommon that mostly existed to be evolved through, and its coin-flip Emerge ability hints at that role without making it a serious tournament piece. Shigenori Negishi is a long-running Pokémon artist, so Gen I and Grass completionists have a reason to look. A $0.29 modelled guide, down 3% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 657 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.17 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Unbroken Bonds |
| Number | 3/214 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Shigenori Negishi |
| Release date | 2019-05-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Emerge | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Attack: Bug Bite | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 |
| 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: **$0.29** (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: $0.99 — as of 2026-11-04T03:00:47.272Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-04T03:00:47.272Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-05-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-17T07:30:29.345Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T07:30:26.177Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-12T00:59:08.673Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T07:30:26.176Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/unbroken-bonds/metapod-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm10-3%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)