MetapodBase Set 54/102 price & value
Printing: UnlimitedOther printings: 1st Edition $19.99 ungraded, Shadowless $4.50 ungraded
Japanese prints: 13 Japanese Metapod cards are listed, $0.12 to $18.69 ungraded.
$1.29
down −4.3%4 weeks · Steady
High confidence
High confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 199 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 58 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Nov 8, 2026
High liquidity100/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 66 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 199 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $37.00PSA 10 $118
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What does Base Set cost to complete?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Base Set costs about $1,953 ungraded (102 of 102 cards priced). Base Set cost to complete.
- Which printing of Metapod 54/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Metapod 54/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $1.29 ungraded, 1st Edition $19.99 ungraded, Shadowless $4.50 ungraded. 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited. Printings compared.
- What is Metapod 54/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Metapod 54/102 is about $1.29 ungraded near mint (199 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $37.00 (11 sales); PSA 10 about $118 (6 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Is Metapod 54/102 worth grading?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, against $1.29 raw, a PSA 10 sells for about $118 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $16.16 more than selling raw; a PSA 9 sells for about $37.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $54.11 less than selling raw. +26% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Grading calculator.
Metapod 54/102 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $1.45 on Nov 11, 2025, $1.29 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $1.09, highest $1.94.
- Now
- $1.29
- 4 weeks
- −4.3%
- 90 days
- +3.6%
- 1 year
- −8.6%
- Highest, 1Y
- $1.94
- Lowest, 1Y
- $1.09
Recorded history starts December 2020. Earlier history is monthly averages; from August 29, 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 54/102 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 | $1.29 | down −21% |
| October 2026 | $1.64 | up +50% |
| September 2026 | $1.09 | down −13% |
| August 2026 | $1.25 | – |
| July 2026 | $1.69 | down −13% |
| June 2026 | $1.94 | up +20% |
| May 2026 | $1.62 | down −4.7% |
| April 2026 | $1.70 | up +13% |
| March 2026 | $1.50 | up +15% |
| February 2026 | $1.31 | 0.0% |
| January 2026 | $1.31 | down −0.8% |
| December 2025 | $1.32 | down −9.0% |
Recent verified sales
RawMetapod Base Set - 54/102 Pokemon Card LPNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.18- RawPokémon TCG Base Set Metapod 54/102 MP ConditionNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · $2.55
CGC 9.51999 Pokemon Base Set Metapod #54 CGC 9.5 MINT+Nov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $16.80CGC 8.51999 Pokemon Base Set Metapod #54 CGC 8.5 NM-MT+Nov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $8.40- RawMetapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited PokemonNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $3.08
- RawMetapod 054/102 HPNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.00
- RawMetapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Lightly PlayedNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.90
- RawPokemon Metapod 54/102 Common Base Set Unlimited Lightly PlayedNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $2.66
- Raw1999 Pokemon Metapod 54/102 Base Set Unlimited Common Vintage WOTC PLNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.39
- RawBase Set #054/102 MetapodNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.98
- PSA 9Pokémon TCG Metapod #54/102 Base Set Unlimited Print PSA 9 MINT 🍃Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $40.22
CGC 9.52000 Pokemon Base Set Metapod #54 CGC 9.5 MINT+Nov 2, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $12.00CGC 81999 Pokemon Base Set Metapod #54 CGC 8 NM-MTNov 2, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $9.60- PSA 9Pokemon TCG Metapod 54/102 Base Set Unlimited EN Regular PSA 9 1999Oct 29, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $40.00
- PSA 91999 Pokemon Game #54 Metapod PSA 9 MINTOct 29, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $29.00
- PSA 10Pokemon Cards: Base Set Common: Metapod 54/102 PSA 10Oct 23, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $190
- PSA 91999 POKEMON BASE SET UNLIMITED #54 METAPOD PSA 9Oct 16, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $30.00
- PSA 10Pokemon Cards: Base Set Common: Metapod 54/102 PSA 10Oct 13, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $105
PSA 91999 Pokemon Base Set Metapod #54/102 PSA 9 MINT WOTC VintageOct 11, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $46.00
PSA 10PSA 10 GEM MINT 💎 1999 POKEMON GAME - METAPOD #54 ENGLISHOct 10, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $141- PSA 10Sold via Fanatics Collect · PSA cert #92388145Sep 28, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Auction · View listing$118
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #158705960Sep 19, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$40.00
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #51375091Sep 4, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$38.00
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #162570011Sep 3, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$33.00
PSA 10Sold via Alt · PSA cert #75328298Aug 13, 2026 · Alt · Auction$81.60- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #50808007Jul 13, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$111
- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #54913189Jul 12, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$88.00
- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #27975036May 27, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$91.00
Graded values
Metapod 54/102 price 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. | $1.29Last $3.08 · Nov 8, 2026 | down −4.3% | 66High liquidity. High | $3.08Nov 8, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 1091.5× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $118Last $190 · Oct 23, 2026 | up +2.9% | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | $190Oct 23, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| PSA 928.7× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $37.00Last $40.22 · Nov 3, 2026 | up +1.2% | 3Medium liquidity. Medium | $40.22Nov 3, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 819.4× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $25.00Last $35.00 · Oct 15, 2026 | 0.0% | 1Medium liquidity. Medium | $35.00Oct 15, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| PSA 713× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $16.80Last $20.51 · Aug 4, 2026 | down −18% | No recent sales | $20.51Aug 4, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 59.7× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $12.50Last $7.20 · Nov 17, 2025 | – | No recent sales | $7.20Nov 17, 2025Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| CGC 1017.7× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $22.80Last $39.99 · Aug 1, 2026 | – | No recent sales | $39.99Aug 1, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| BGS 9.512.1× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $15.60Last $15.60 · Mar 17, 2025 | – | No recent sales | $15.60Mar 17, 2025Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| SGC 86.2× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $8.00 | – | No recent sales | –Low. 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
Showing each company’s top grade. Choose a company above for every grade it has a price for.
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- +$16.16
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$54.11
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $99.38at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- PSA 10 only
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 26%
Against selling raw at $1.29, 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 1,110 copies; 284 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 1,110
- +6 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- PSA 10
- 284
- +1 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- PSA 9
- 485
- +3 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 26%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 71% of the Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,110 | 284 | 485 | 26% |
| CGC | 1,264 | 195 | 310 | 15% |
| BGS | 63 | 0 | 41 | 0.00% |
| SGC | 16 | 3 | 4 | – |
- PSA graded
- 1,110
- 10s
- 284
- 10s share
- 26%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 26%
Every PSA grade (12)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 284 | 25% |
| 9 | 485 | 43% |
| 8.5 | 5 | 0.45% |
| 8 | 192 | 17% |
| 7.5 | 1 | 0.09% |
| 7 | 69 | 6.2% |
| 6 | 39 | 3.5% |
| 5 | 21 | 1.9% |
| 4 | 13 | 1.2% |
| 3 | 4 | 0.36% |
| 2 | 1 | 0.09% |
| 1 | 2 | 0.18% |
PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 1,264
- 10s
- 195
- 10s share
- 15%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 15%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (18)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 195 | 15% |
| 9.5 | 89 | 7.0% |
| 9 | 310 | 25% |
| 8.5 | 231 | 18% |
| 8 | 129 | 10% |
| 7.5 | 89 | 7.0% |
| 7 | 61 | 4.8% |
| 6.5 | 58 | 4.6% |
| 6 | 28 | 2.2% |
| 5.5 | 25 | 2.0% |
| 5 | 18 | 1.4% |
| 4.5 | 9 | 0.71% |
| 4 | 6 | 0.47% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0.40% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.08% |
| 1 | 1 | 0.08% |
| Authentic, altered | 2 | 0.16% |
| Authentic | 7 | 0.55% |
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
- 63
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- 0%
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- 17%
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (6)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 11 | 17% |
| 9 | 41 | 65% |
| 8.5 | 4 | 6.3% |
| 8 | 5 | 7.9% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 1.6% |
| 5.5 | 1 | 1.6% |
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.
- SGC graded
- 16
- 10s
- 3
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (6)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 19% |
| 9.5 | 4 | 25% |
| 9 | 4 | 25% |
| 8.5 | 2 | 13% |
| 8 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 6 | 2 | 13% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026; the changes are PSA’s weekly report from Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 9, 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 14 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 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 this card
This page prices the Unlimited print. A 1st Edition Metapod sells for about $19.99 ungraded. A Shadowless Metapod sells for about $4.50 ungraded.
Metapod is card 54 of 102 in the Base Set price guide, a set released in January 1999 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Common. The artwork is by Ken Sugimori. In the checklist it sits after Magnemite 53/102 and before Nidoran ♂ 55/102.
It is the 66th most valuable of the 102 priced cards in Base Set, behind Charizard 4/102 (see the most valuable Base Set cards).
It is one of 19 English Metapod cards, and ranks 6th 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 (−4.3% on 7-day averages), on 199 ungraded sales in 90 days.
Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 10 is valued at $118.
PSA has graded 1,110 copies, 284 of them PSA 10 (26%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 8, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −4.3%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +3.6%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
- 1 year
- −8.6%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 21% under$1.68 on Oct 30, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Aug 29, 2026
- Liquidity
- High66.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 62in 30 days; 199 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 284of 1,110 PSA graded, count of Nov 10, 2026
- Population change
- +6graded, +1 PSA 10s, Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
Printings compared
- Unlimited · this pageNo 1st Edition stamp, and a drop shadow down the right-hand edge of the art box. This is the common print.$1.29 ungraded
- 1st EditionA black “Edition 1” stamp to the lower left of the art box.$19.99 ungraded
- ShadowlessBase Set only. No drop shadow on the right of the art box, thinner HP text, and no 1st Edition stamp.$4.50 ungraded
- 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited.
- Set
- Base Set
- Number
- 54/102
- Set code
- BS
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
- Pokémon
- Metapod
- Pokédex no.
- #0011
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Printings
- Unlimited, 1st Edition, Shadowless
- Every Metapod PSA 10All Metapod cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- Base Set checklistAll 102 cards with prices
- All Metapod cards19 English cards
- Most valuable Metapod cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable Base Set cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Base Set chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- 1st Edition vs Shadowless vs UnlimitedHow to tell the printings apart and what each is worth
- Wizards of the Coast eraSets and chase cards from January 1999 on
- 1999 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 1999, with prices
Cite this price
Metapod 54/102 (Base Set) is worth $1.29 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/base-set/metapod-54).
Metapod 54/102 (Base Set) is worth $1.29 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/base-set/metapod-54).
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