AbilityEnergy Protection
Any damage done to Metapod by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy attached to Metapod. You can't reduce more than 30 damage in this way.
Metapod 39/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen
FireRed & LeafGreen is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Metapod is 39/112, in position 39 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Mankey, and after it is 40 Nidorina. The listed rarity is Uncommon.
Metapod is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 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.
Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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 80 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Metapod list a different HP.
Energy Protection is listed as Poké-Body. Any damage done to Metapod by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy attached to Metapod. You can't reduce more than 30 damage in this way. The attack Sharpen lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2.
I keep a set binder for FireRed & LeafGreen, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the FireRed & LeafGreen 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 39/112
- Series
- EX
- Released
- September 1, 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1
- HP
- 80
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex
- Metapod (#011)
- Evolves from
- Caterpie
- Evolves to
- Butterfree
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
AttackSharpen
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Metapod from?
FireRed & LeafGreen, in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112.
What is the collector number?
39/112. It is entry 39 of 116 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Atsuko Nishida. The catalog lists 408 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Uncommon.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Metapod #011, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Sharpen (20).