Metapod 11/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Metapod is 11/165, in position 11 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Caterpie, and after it is 12 Butterfree. The listed rarity is Common.

Metapod is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 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.

Tika Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 48 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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Tika Matsuno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 16 other cards of Metapod list a different HP.

The attack Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Defensive Posture is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Even though it is encased in a sturdy shell, the body inside is tender. It can't withstand a harsh attack." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metapod can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon and Modern living dex: the 151. I still need this card.