POKEMON · Card

◇ Catalog #81

Metapod

Name: Metapod
Brand: POKEMON
SKU: pokemon-base4-81-en-nonfoil_normal
Price: 0.58 USD

base4·#81·common·nonfoil_normal

Illus. Ken Sugimori

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '00

26 yr ago

Value

$1.58+$0 (+18.4%)

30 days high $0.58 · low $0.49

Volatility · moderate

Tracking since · May 23, 2026

NM$0.58

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.48–$0.59

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.58low $0.49range 18.4%n 22

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Variants

Nonfoil$0.49

Nonfoil Normal$0.58

Gameplay

70 HP

Pokémon — Stage 1 · Grass

Attacks, abilities, and retreat cost arrive when the Pokémon-TCG connector enrichment lands.

Legalities

unlimitedLegal

Context

Last observed on TCGplayer 6 days ago at $0.58, up from $0.49 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.49 and $0.58 across 22 observations — a moderately swinging band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Pokellector, and Cardmarket EU.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BASE4 — the lineup includes Nonfoil and Nonfoil Normal alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #81 of *Base Set 2*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2000 Base Set 2 release.

A Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP, printed at common and filling the bulk of a booster pack's volume.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Rarix catalogs 4,073 other cards credited to this artist.