No. 11 · Kanto · Bug
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Metapod is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 11 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 19
- Sets
- 19
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Illustrators
- 14
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The strongest Metapod art
01/06Metapod
Uncommon
02/06Metapod
Uncommon
03/06Metapod
Common
04/06Metapod
Uncommon
05/06Metapod
Uncommon
06/06Metapod
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Metapod cards, side by side.
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Metapod by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Metapod cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Metapod gets drawn
Metapod is usually drawn peaceful, nostalgic and serene, often perching, in spring, often painted.
Across 16 Metapod artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2025
Metapod through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set
2000 Base Set 2
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Legendary Collection
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2008 Great Encounters
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver- 2014 Flashfire
- 2016 Evolutions
- 2017 Burning Shadows
- 2019 Hidden Fates
- 2020 Rebel Clash
- 2021 Fusion Strike
- 2023 151
- 2025 Journey Together
Evolution line
Caterpie21 cards- Metapodthis page · 19 cards
Butterfree25 cards
Every Metapod card
19 cards, strongest artwork first.
Metapod in numbers
- Cards
- 19
- Sets
- 19since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 14most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- HP on card
- 60–90
They span 19 sets, from Base Set to Journey Together. 14 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, kawayoo and Asako Ito.
Who draws Metapod
14 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
19 sets, by how many Metapod cards each holds.
- 1511
Base Set1
Base Set 21- Burning Shadows1
Evolutions1
Expedition Base Set1
FireRed & LeafGreen1- Flashfire1
Fusion Strike1
Generations1
Great Encounters1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
7 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Metapod cards are there?
- There are 19 Metapod cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Metapod card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Metapod art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Metapod cards?
- 14 illustrators have drawn Metapod. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 5, followed by kawayoo and Asako Ito.
- What was the first Metapod card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 15 of its 19 cards are Uncommon.
