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Metapod
Great Encounters 47/106 • uncommon
- Set
- Great Encounters
- Number
- 47/106
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $0.62
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Metapod is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Metapod and put it onto Metapod. (This counts as evolving Metapod.) Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Metapod is affected by a Special Condition.
A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Metapod card from the Great Encounters expansion was released in February 2008 as part of the Diamond & Pearl Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was notable for its focus on legendary Pokémon and the introduction of powerful new mechanics, with this specific uncommon card serving as a standard evolution stage within the grass-type lineup.
The illustration for this card was created by artist Ken Sugimori, whose distinctive clean-line style has defined the visual identity of the Pokémon franchise since its inception. Sugimori designed the card to emphasize the static, protective nature of the Metapod, capturing the creature in its signature hardened state. Like many uncommon cards in the series, it was received as a functional utility piece for players building deck strategies centered around grass-type evolutionary chains.
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About Metapod
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