Metapod 2/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Metapod is 2/264, in position 2 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Caterpie, and after it is 3 Butterfree. 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.

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 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 Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 13 other cards of Metapod list a different HP.

Exoskeleton is listed as Ability. This Pokémon takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Ram lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. 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 E.

I keep a set binder for Fusion Strike, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fusion Strike 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.