Caterpie 63/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 February 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Caterpie is 63/106, in position 63 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 62 Cacnea, and after it is 64 Clamperl. The listed rarity is Common.

Caterpie is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 6. In the Pokédex this is Caterpie (#010), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Metapod, Metapod (#011) under evolves to.

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

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). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Caterpie list a different HP.

Pupate is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Caterpie is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Caterpie and put it onto Caterpie. (This counts as evolving Caterpie.) Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Caterpie is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Caterpie can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.