Metapod 87/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Metapod is 87/165, in position 87 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Magmar, and after it is 88 Pidgeotto. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Metapod is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Metapod (#011), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Caterpie. In this catalog that name is Caterpie (#010). The card lists Butterfree, Butterfree (#012) under evolves to.

Yuichi Sawayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 3 other cards in the catalog.

Metapod (#011) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Metapod 54/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yuichi Sawayama illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Metapod list a different HP.

Exoskeleton is listed as Poké-Body. All damage done by attacks to Metapod is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Rollout lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metapod can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.