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Metapod 87/165

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Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Metapod Grass Type Uncommon Illustrator: Yuichi Sawayama Pull Rate: 1 in 19 packs (5.3%) Evolves From: Caterpie Evolves To: Butterfree

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normal

Found in Booster Packs
9.33 $0.49 (5.54%)

reverse Holofoil

Found in Booster Packs
79.00
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Metapod #87/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Metapod #87/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Metapod has moved up 5.5% to $9.33. PSA 10 copies are down 37.4% over the same period.

Metapod #87/165 appears roughly 1 in 19 packs, which works out at 5.3% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Metapod #87/165 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $9.33 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $253.46, giving a net return of +$183.18 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$5.48 and PSA 8 returns −$24.72, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 67 copies of Metapod #87/165, of which 12 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 17.9%, or roughly 1 in 5.6 graded copies.

Yes. At a 17.9% gem rate, Metapod grades worse than the Expedition Base Set average by 0.2 points. Clean copies are harder to come by.

Metapod #87/165 was illustrated by Yuichi Sawayama, who has illustrated 7 Pokémon cards in total.

Metapod #87/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.