How much is a PSA 10 Metapod 81/130 worth?

A PSA 10 Metapod 81/130 Base Set 2 is worth about $50.00; PSA 9 about $21.00, PSA 7 about $10.50. That is about 64× the ungraded value.

How often does Metapod 81/130 sell?

Metapod 81/130 Base Set 2 recorded 51 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (13 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $95.00 for a PSA 10 copy on Sep 2, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in Base Set 2?

The most valuable card in Base Set 2 is Charizard 4/130, at about $401 ungraded. Metapod 81/130 ranks 95th of 130.

What set is Metapod 81/130 from?

Metapod 81/130 is from the English Pokémon TCG set Base Set 2, released Feb 24, 2000, in the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Common.

What is Metapod 81/130 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Metapod 81/130 is about $0.78 ungraded near mint (43 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $21.00 (5 sales); PSA 10 about $50.00 (6 sales).

Why do two copies of Metapod 81/130 differ in price?

As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Metapod 81/130, so the gap is condition: near mint is $0.78. Too few played copies have sold to price each condition on its own.

Common2000Wizards of the Coast era

MetapodBase Set 2 81/130 price & value

Name: Metapod 81/130 Base Set 2
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: base4-81

Japanese prints: 13 Japanese Metapod cards are listed, $0.12 to $18.69 ungraded.

Metapod 81/130, Base Set 2 Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$0.78

down −7.8%4 weeks · Steady

Medium confidence

How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.

Sits well below this card's PSA 7 price (11 USD): played or mis-described copies are likely weighing on the ungraded figure
43 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
19 sales on record listed as near mint
Last sale Nov 6, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity88/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 14 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 43 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $21.00PSA 10 $50.00

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People ask about this card

What is Metapod 81/130 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Metapod 81/130 is about $0.78 ungraded near mint (43 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $21.00 (5 sales); PSA 10 about $50.00 (6 sales). Every grade’s price.
Why do two copies of Metapod 81/130 differ in price?: As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Metapod 81/130, so the gap is condition: near mint is $0.78. Too few played copies have sold to price each condition on its own. Recent sales.

Price history

Metapod 81/130 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $0.60 on Nov 11, 2025, $0.78 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.50, highest $1.22.

Now: $0.78
4 weeks: −7.8%
90 days: −2.9%
1 year: +34%
Highest, 1Y: $1.22
Lowest, 1Y: $0.50

Recorded history starts December 2020. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.

Metapod 81/130 price by month

Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.

Month	Ungraded	Change on month
November 2026to Nov 12, 2026	$0.78	down −8.2%
October 2026	$0.85	down −9.6%
September 2026	$0.94	up +13%
August 2026	$0.83	down −8.8%
July 2026	$0.91	–
June 2026	$1.19	down −1.7%
May 2026	$1.21	up +41%
April 2026	$0.86	down −2.3%
March 2026	$0.88	up +31%
February 2026	$0.67	down −4.3%
January 2026	$0.70	up +40%
December 2025	$0.50	down −17%

Matched to this exact card

Recent verified sales

Latest 42

CGC 102000 Pokemon Base Set 2 #81 Metapod CGC 10 GEM MINTNov 10, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $18.50
RawMetapod Common Base Set 2 081/130 NMNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.00asking
RawMETAPOD 81/130 BASE SET 2 VINTAGE TCG CARD 2000 NMNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.03
RawMetapod 81/130 Base Set 2 WOTC Common Pokemon Card LPLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 31, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.66asking
RawMetapod 81/130 Common Base Set 2 Pokemon Lightly PlayedOct 28, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.00asking
RawMetapod 81/130 Base Set 2 Common NM/M Pokemon SugimoriOct 28, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.99
RawMETAPOD 81/130 BASE SET 2 TCG CARD 2000 LPOct 26, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.99
RawMetapod 81/130 Common Base Set 2 Pokemon Near MintOct 25, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.97
RawMetapod 81/130 - 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2Oct 24, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.06
PSA 92000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 #81 METAPOD PSA 9Oct 22, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $46.00
CGC 92000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Metapod #81 CGC 9 MINTOffers taken · asking price shownSep 28, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $44.00asking
PSA 8Pokemon Metapod Base Set II 81 PSA 8Sep 27, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $11.50
TAG 102000 WOTC POKÉMON METAPOD BASE SET 2 #81/130 TAG 10Sep 16, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $31.00
PSA 10Pokémon Metapod 81/130 Base Set 2 Reg Common Wizards 2000 PSA 10! Only 32 exist!Sep 2, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $193) · View listing · $95.00
PSA 92000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 #81 METAPOD PSA 9Aug 14, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $20.50
PSA 102000 Pokemon game Metapod Base II PSA 10 81/130Jul 31, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $75.00) · View listing · $50.00
PSA 102000 Pokemon Base II Set-Break #81 Metapod Gem Mint PSA 10Jul 23, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $62.00
PSA 92000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 #81 METAPOD PSA 9Jul 9, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $15.50
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #58262509Unusual priceMay 18, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$205
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #101718823Dec 26, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$15.50
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #101718823Nov 8, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$15.00
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #102417250Sep 23, 2025 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$64.97
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #100409575Jun 29, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$62.57
PSA 10Sold via Fanatics Collect · PSA cert #57315434May 26, 2025 · Fanatics Collect · Auction · View listing$37.20
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #101550148Apr 19, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$10.25
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #94490895Oct 9, 2024 · eBay · Auction · View listing$12.99
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #92383082Oct 1, 2024 · eBay · Auction · View listing$41.99
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #90795254Unusual priceJun 22, 2024 · eBay · Auction · View listing$5.55

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Metapod 81/130 price by grade

Metapod 81/130: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$0.78Last $2.03 · Nov 6, 2026	down −7.8%	14High liquidity. High	$2.03Nov 6, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
PSA 1064.1× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$50.00Last $95.00 · Sep 2, 2026	0.0%	0.3Low liquidity. Low	$95.00Sep 2, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 926.9× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$21.00Last $46.00 · Oct 22, 2026	0.0%	0.7Medium liquidity. Medium	$46.00Oct 22, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 713.5× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$10.50Last $14.00 · Sep 3, 2026	0.0%	0.7Low liquidity. Low	$14.00Sep 3, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
CGC 1022.2× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$17.29Last $18.50 · Nov 10, 2026	–	0.3Medium liquidity. Medium	$18.50Nov 10, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
BGS 9.513.8× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$10.80Last $10.80 · Jul 21, 2025	–	No recent sales	$10.80Jul 21, 2025Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
TAG 1020.5× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$16.00Last $31.00 · Sep 16, 2026	–	0.3Low liquidity. Low	$31.00Sep 16, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.

Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value

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If it gets a PSA 10: −$42.39
If it gets a PSA 9: −$67.55
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $98.87at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: No priced grade
Historical PSA 10 rate: 21%

Against selling raw at $0.78, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 150 copies; 32 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 150
PSA 10: 32
PSA 9: 59
Historical PSA 10 rate: 21%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 34% of the Base Set 2 cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	150	32	59	21%
CGC	282	60	60	21%
BGS	8	0	1	–

PSA graded: 150
10s: 32
10s share: 21%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 21%

Every PSA grade (8)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	32	21%
9	59	39%
8	37	25%
7	12	8.0%
6	2	1.3%
5	5	3.3%
4	2	1.3%
3	1	0.67%

PSA’s count of Oct 27, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded: 282
10s: 60
10s share: 21%
Historical CGC gem rate: 21%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (16)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	60	21%
9.5	15	5.3%
9	60	21%
8.5	48	17%
8	26	9.2%
7.5	27	9.6%
7	13	4.6%
6.5	8	2.8%
6	5	1.8%
5.5	7	2.5%
5	6	2.1%
4.5	2	0.71%
4	2	0.71%
3.5	1	0.35%
2	1	0.35%
Authentic	1	0.35%

CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.

Beckett graded: 8
10s: 0
10s share: –
Historical Beckett gem rate: –; Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s

Every Beckett grade (5)

Beckett population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
9.5	3	38%
9	1	13%
8.5	2	25%
4.5	1	13%
4	1	13%

Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.

PSA’s count of Oct 27, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.

PSA 10 price against PSA’s population

The same 13 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.

Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.

About

About this card

Metapod is card 81 of 130 in the Base Set 2 price guide, a set released in February 2000 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Common. The artwork is by Ken Sugimori. In the checklist it sits after Meowth 80/130 and before Nidoran ♀ 82/130.

It is the 95th most valuable of the 130 priced cards in Base Set 2, behind Charizard 4/130 (see the most valuable Base Set 2 cards).

It is one of 19 English Metapod cards, and ranks 7th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Metapod from Expedition Base Set. Compare them all in the most valuable Metapod cards.

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−7.8% on 7-day averages), on 43 ungraded sales in 90 days.

Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 10 is valued at $50.00.

PSA has graded 150 copies, 32 of them PSA 10 (21%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.

From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 6, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market

Market snapshot

How each figure is worked out

4 weeks: −7.8%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: −2.9%ungraded, between 7-day averages
1 year: +34%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 16% under$0.96 on Sep 27, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
Liquidity: High14.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: Medium confidenceSome recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
Ungraded sold: 11in 30 days; 43 in 90
PSA 10 population: 32of 150 PSA graded, count of Oct 27, 2026

Card details

Set: Base Set 2
Number: 81/130
Set code: B2
Rarity: Common
Released: Feb 24, 2000
Era: Wizards of the Coast
Pokémon: Metapod
Pokédex no.: #0011
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Printings: Non-holo

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