Which Metapod do you have?

Same name, 23× the price: $0.99 to $23 raw. The difference is printed on the card — it is just not somewhere most people think to look.

Base Set 1st Edition · #54 A black 1st Edition stamp below the left of the illustration. These are also shadowless - the stamp is the thing to look for first. $23 25% gem Base Set Shadowless · #54 No stamp, and no drop shadow down the right edge of the illustration frame. The card looks flatter and slightly paler than the common printing. $4.08 24% gem Base Set Unlimited · #54 A drop shadow down the right edge of the illustration frame. This is the common printing - most Base Set cards people own are this one. $1.79 26% gem Base Set 2 · #81 A set symbol in the lower right of the illustration. The 1999 Base Set printings have no set symbol at all, so its presence settles it immediately. $1.48 22% gem Neo Discovery 1st Edition · #42 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $5.69 40% gem BREAK Starter Pack · #004 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $4.99 75% gem Light Consuming Darkness · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $4.99 100% gem Start Deck 100 · #003 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $4.99 100% gem Expedition · #87 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $4.72 18% gem Collection Sun · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $3.52 67% gem Expansion Pack · #011 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $2.91 36% gem HeartGold SoulSilver · #46 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $2.48 <0.1% gem Fire Red Leaf Green · #39 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $2.23 23% gem Pokemon Card 151 Japanese · #011 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.99 43% gem Fusion Strike · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.97 33% gem Pokemon Card 151 · #011 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.84 57% gem Flashfire · #2 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.79 17% gem Neo Discovery · #42 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.78 23% gem Full Metal Wall · #003 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.75 no PSA data Rebel Clash · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.69 50% gem Fusion Arts · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.69 no PSA data Sun & Moon · #2 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.62 57% gem Burning Shadows · #2 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.59 22% gem Generations · #4 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.53 <0.1% gem Unbroken Bonds · #3 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.49 38% gem VMAX Rising · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.45 no PSA data Battle Partners · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.35 100% gem Sun & Moon Family Box · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.30 86% gem Evolutions · #4 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.17 15% gem Hidden Fates · #2 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $1.06 31% gem Crossing the Ruins... · #011 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $0.99 33% gem Legendary Collection · #54 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $0.99 42% gem Dawn Dash · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $0.99 no PSA data Great Encounters · #47 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $0.99 no PSA data Journey Together · #002 Check the set symbol in the lower right of the illustration, and the copyright year along the bottom edge. Those two identify the print run on every card that has them. $0.99 no PSA data

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