Caterpie 1/264 · Fusion Strike

Caterpie is Pokédex #010, generation 1 (Kanto). Caterpie is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Metapod, Metapod (#011) under evolves to.

Caterpie sits at 1/264 in Fusion Strike, position 1 of 284. The next card is 2 Metapod. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Flock lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Caterpie and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Bug Bite is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls." The regulation mark is E.

Caterpie (#010) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Caterpie 45/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Caterpie list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Caterpie can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.