Metapod — Base Set 2 81
Market price
TCGplayer · snapshot Sep 24, 2026| Market (US) | Listings low–high | Europe avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.94 | $0.20 – $17.58 | €0.73 |
United States vs Europe
Same card, normal print, two marketplaces.
Europe is 11% cheaper than the US for this print. Before acting on that, count shipping across the Atlantic, customs on the way in, and the risk of a card travelling in an envelope.
Converted at the European Central Bank reference rate for 2026-09-23. Currency moves on its own — the gap shown here is the gap on that date.
Last 30 days
Cardmarket rolling averages for the normal print.
| Window | Average sale |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours | €0.70 |
| Last 7 days | €0.54 |
| Last 30 days | €0.69 |
The 24-hour average has held flat against the 30-day average — €0.69 to €0.70. Nothing is moving here right now.
Note the weekly average of €0.54 sitting outside both the daily and the monthly figure. That happens when only a handful of copies change hands, and one sale drags the average with it. On a card this thinly traded, none of these three numbers is a price you can count on.
About this card’s market
Asking prices run from $0.20 to $17.58. A spread that wide says more about individual listings than about the card — the market price above is what copies actually sold for.
TCGplayer Direct has it at $0.43, below the market price — that is the cheapest verified-condition copy sitting in their warehouse right now.
It sits 86th of 122 priced cards in Base Set 2.
It is a Common card, printed in 2000, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
It has been out of tournament play for two decades — what is left is collector demand.
Other Metapod cards
| Metapod Legendary Collection 54 | $125 |
| Metapod Expedition Base Set 87 | $79.00 |
| Metapod FireRed & LeafGreen 39 | $30.33 |
| Metapod HeartGold SoulSilver 46 | $12.56 |
| Metapod Neo Discovery 42 | $8.35 |
| Metapod Rebel Clash 2 | $4.49 |
Priced like this in Base Set 2
Whole set →| Tangela 96 | $0.92 |
| Kakuna 47 | $0.91 |
| Doduo 72 | $0.91 |
| Farfetch'd 40 | $0.99 |
| Weepinbell 64 | $1.01 |
More by Ken Sugimori
All 1061 →| Pikachu Legendary Collection 86 | $1,575 |
| Shining Gyarados Neo Revelation 65 | $783 |
| Snorlax Legendary Collection 64 | $734 |
| Typhlosion Neo Genesis 18 | $700 |
| Blaine's Charizard Gym Challenge 2 | $700 |