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Metapod

Metapod

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Grass

Harden (Colorless, Colorless)

During your opponent's next turn, whenever 20 or less damage is done to Metapod (after applying Weakness and Resistance), prevent that damage. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Hatch (Grass, Grass)

Flip a coin. If heads, remove all damage counters from Metapod. Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Metapod and attach that card to Metapod. This counts as evolving Metapod. Shuffle your deck afterward.

HP 70

Evolves from Caterpie

Weakness Fire ×2

Retreat 2

Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell.

Format legality

Legality follows the dated TCGdex catalog snapshot.

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules. Missing statuses stay unavailable.

Official Pokémon rules
FormatStatus
StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.

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Neo Discovery

#42 · EN · Uncommon

Released 2001-06-01

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Printings 19

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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.

Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z

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Metapod