Metapod 1st Edition #54 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Sept 2026Related Metapod & chase cards
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Metapod is one of those Base Set commons that quietly holds a special spot in a lot of collections, that funny green shell just waiting to become a Butterfree, illustrated by Ken Sugimori and released back in 1999. It is not flashy, but it carries real 1st edition history, and that is exactly why people keep searching Metapod value and Metapod price today. Right now a raw copy sits at $19, which makes it an approachable little piece of Pokemon's earliest days.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $24, up 83% over the past year, with an all-time high of $24 in September 2026.
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Metapod price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,126 graded, only 721 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $540 | 721 | 673 / 48 |
| PSA 9 | $88 | 1,133 | 991 / 142 |
| PSA 8 | $60 | 739 | 521 / 218 |
| PSA 7 | $38 | 284 | 215 / 69 |
| PSA 6 | $31 | 133 | 90 / 43 |
| PSA 5 | $15 | 79 | 52 / 27 |
| PSA 4 | $4.92 | 26 | 19 / 7 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 1 | $103 | 5 | 5 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $24 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 54 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- StiffenColorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Metapod during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
- Stun Spore20Grass · Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Where to pull Metapod
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The collector's take on Metapod
Is Metapod worth grading?
So is Metapod worth grading? Here is the honest answer: a PSA 10 brings $673 while a Grade 9 sits at $991, and either one is a big jump from the $19 you would pay for a raw, ungraded copy, about 34.6 times more in the case of that PSA 10. That sounds tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a card this old, centering and surface wear on Base Set commons trip up a lot of submissions. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, so if you are asking how much is Metapod worth in a grading slab, weigh the fees against what you are realistically likely to pull before you send one in.
How rare is Metapod?
Across every submission on record, only 3,123 copies of this Metapod have been graded, and of those just 721 came back a PSA 10. That is a meaningful gap between total population and true gem mint, and it tells you that even though Metapod is a common card from a widely opened set, high grade copies are genuinely harder to come by than the rarity label suggests. That scarcity at the top end is a big part of why the PSA 10 and Grade 9 prices sit so far above the raw Metapod price.
Where can you pull Metapod?
We have tracked 61 recorded pulls of this Metapod across tilt-rips, mnstr, lastpack and courtyard, so it does show up if you are opening the right packs, it has turned up in listings like Pokemon Dime Pack, Pack 1, noobie, Pokémon Pro Pack and Pokémon Starter Pack. The biggest pull value we have on record for it is $47, which is a nice little bonus for a common card. Worth saying plainly, though: pack opening is gambling, most rips do not come out ahead, and this kind of real cross-site pull data is something you will not find in a typical price guide, it is what PackSpy tracks that others simply do not.
Questions people ask
How much is Metapod worth?+
A raw, ungraded Metapod from Base Set 1st edition is valued at $19 right now. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a PSA 10 at $673 and a Grade 9 at $991, so condition makes a real difference to Metapod value.
Is Metapod worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 34.6 times the raw price of $19. But gem mint copies are not easy to hit, only 721 out of 3,123 graded copies have reached PSA 10, so factor in grading costs and the real chance you land a Grade 9 instead.
Why is the Metapod 1st Edition #54 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition Base Set cards come from the earliest print run of the set, which collectors have always valued more than later reprints of the same card. That extra demand for early prints, combined with how few high grade copies exist among the 3,123 graded, is what keeps this Metapod's price above a typical common.
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