Metapod 42/75 · Neo Discovery

Metapod is Pokédex #011, generation 1 (Kanto). Metapod is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 23. The card says it evolves from Caterpie. In this catalog that name is Caterpie (#010). The card lists Butterfree, Butterfree (#012) under evolves to.

Metapod sits at 42/75 in Neo Discovery, position 42 of 75. Before it is 41 Kakuna, and after it is 43 Omastar. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Harden lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, whenever 20 or less damage is done to Metapod (after applying Weakness and Resistance), prevent that damage. (Any other effects of attacks still happen). Hatch is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, remove all damage counters from Metapod. Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Metapod and attach that card to Metapod. This counts as evolving Metapod. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell."

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). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Metapod list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Discovery set binder is where a full Neo Discovery set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metapod can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.