Caterpie #172 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Aug 2026Related Caterpie & chase cards
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Caterpie #172 comes from the Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 set, that lovely 2023 release that sent collectors hunting through their old Kanto favorites all over again. As an illustration rare drawn by Teeziro, it's the kind of card that gets pulled for the art as much as the nostalgia, a bug catching your eye on a Caterpie value list you probably didn't expect to care about. Right now it sits at $5 raw, which makes it a fun, low stakes card to track without needing deep pockets.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $19, up 112% over the past year, with an all-time high of $19 in September 2026.
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Caterpie price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,814 graded, only 1,967 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $180 | 1,967 | 1,654 / 313 |
| PSA 9 | $29 | 2,828 | 2,644 / 184 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 820 | 674 / 146 |
| PSA 7 | $16 | 139 | 117 / 22 |
| PSA 6 | $4.25 | 44 | 40 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | 11 | 9 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $19 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 172
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Teeziro
Attacks
- Leaf Munch10+Grass
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a {G} Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage.
Where to pull Caterpie
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The collector's take on Caterpie
Is Caterpie worth grading?
So is Caterpie worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $5, a Grade 9 sits at $19, and a true gem mint PSA 10 climbs to $54, which works out to about 10.4 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question, but hitting a PSA 10 isn't guaranteed. Illustration rares can be finicky graders because of edge wear and centering on that busy artwork, and grading fees plus the wait time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you already love the card and have a clean copy, grading can be worth it for the pride and the price bump. If you're doing it purely to flip, just know the odds aren't always in your favor.
How rare is Caterpie?
We don't have official population numbers to point to here, but illustration rares in the Scarlet & Violet 151 set are already a tier known for being tougher pulls than your standard holo, since they lean on full art style illustrations rather than simple rarity slots. That scarcity tier is part of why even a card featuring a bug stage Pokemon like Caterpie holds steady value instead of bottoming out. Fewer high grade copies floating around also means the PSA 10 price has room to stay elevated compared to the raw and Grade 9 tiers.
Where can you pull Caterpie?
This is where PackSpy's real pull tracking earns its keep, because price guides can't tell you where a card actually shows up in the wild. We've recorded Caterpie pulled 56 times across courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $198. It's turned up in packs like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one, starter style packs seem to be a recurring home for it. Just remember, opening packs is still gambling at heart, most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull of Caterpie as a nice bonus, not an expectation.
Questions people ask
How much is Caterpie worth?+
A raw or ungraded Caterpie #172 from Scarlet & Violet 151 is valued at $5 right now. Grading can push that value up significantly, with a Grade 9 at $19 and a PSA 10 reaching $54. Its exact worth also depends on condition and whether you're comparing raw versus graded copies.
Is Caterpie worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 10.4 times the raw card at $54 versus $5. That said, grading costs money and time, and gem mint 10s aren't easy to land on every submission, so weigh the potential payoff against the risk before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Caterpie worth?+
A PSA 10 gem mint Caterpie #172 is currently valued at $54, compared to $19 for a Grade 9 and $5 raw. That gap shows just how much a perfect grade can matter for illustration rares like this one.
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