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Metapod 54/102

Set: Base Set Released: Jan 9, 1999
Pokémon: Metapod Grass Type Common Illustrator: Ken Sugimori Pull Rate:1 in 5.3 packs (18.9%) Evolves From: Caterpie Evolves To: Butterfree

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Metapod #54/102 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Metapod #54/102 from Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Metapod has moved up 19.7% to $1.64. PSA 10 copies are up 83.3% over the same period.

Metapod #54/102 appears roughly 1 in 5.3 packs, which works out at 18.9% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Base Set.

Metapod #54/102 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Base Set.

At $1.64 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $162.96, giving a net return of +$112.14 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$9.14 and PSA 8 returns −$5.10, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 1,111 copies of Metapod #54/102, of which 283 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 25.5%, or roughly 1 in 3.9 graded copies.

No. At a 25.5% gem rate, Metapod grades better than the Base Set average by 7.8 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Metapod #54/102 was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who has illustrated 2072 Pokémon cards in total.

Metapod #54/102 was released on 9 January 1999 as part of Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.