Metapod (Vending S1)

This article is about a Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English and, hence, may not be released outside of Japan. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

Metapod LV.20
トランセル Transel

Illus. Aya Kusube

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Caterpie

Card name

Metapod

Type

Grass

HP

70

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

Japanese expansion	Expansion Sheet 1
Japanese rarity

Japanese Deck Kit	Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck	Green Deck

Card GB 2 set	Psychic Battle
Card GB 2 rarity
Card GB 2 ID	D02

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Metapod.

Metapod (Japanese: トランセル Transel) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of Expansion Sheet 1.

Card text

Pokémon Power:

Green Shield
グリーンシールド

As long as Metapod is in play, ignore Weakness when any of your Pokémon are damaged. This power stops working while Metapod is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

	Mysterious Powder ふしぎなこな	20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Pokédex data

Metapod - Cocoon Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
011	2'4" (0.7 m)	22 lbs. (9.9 kg)
Pokédex entry
カラが固くなる前に、強い衝撃を受けると、中身が出てしまうので注意。

Release information

In Japan, this card was first available as a glossy card on sheet four of Expansion Sheet 1. It was reprinted as a non-glossy card in the Green Deck of the Quick Starter Gift Set.

Gallery

GB2 Psychic Battle sprite

Trivia

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.