Metapod

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Grass

Ability: Emerge

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.

Bug Bite (Grass, Colorless, Colorless) 30

HP 70

Evolves from Caterpie

Weakness Fire ×2

Retreat 3

Its shell is filled with a thick liquid. All of the cells throughout its body are being rebuilt in preparation for evolution.

#3 · ENIllustrated by Shigenori Negishi

Format legality

Format	Status
Standard	Not legal
Expanded	Legal

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

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Unbroken Bonds

#3 · EN · Uncommon

Released 2019-05-03

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Printings 19

MetapodJourney Together · #002 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

Metapod151 · #011 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodFusion Strike · #2 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodRebel Clash · #2 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodHidden Fates · #2 · EN

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MetapodUnbroken Bonds · #3 · EN

MetapodBurning Shadows · #2 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodSun & Moon · #2 · EN

MetapodEvolutions · #4 · EN

MetapodGenerations · #4 · EN

MetapodFlashfire · #2 · EN

MetapodHeartGold SoulSilver · #46 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodGreat Encounters · #47 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodFireRed & LeafGreen · #39 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodExpedition Base Set · #87 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

MetapodLegendary Collection · #54 · ENReverse holo / Normal

MetapodNeo Discovery · #42 · ENNormal

MetapodBase Set 2 · #81 · ENNormal

MetapodBase Set · #54 · ENNormal

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