Caterpie
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 · 172/165 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
172/165
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Caterpie: Rarity & Collectibility
Caterpie in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #172/165 of the SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Caterpie?
In 2026, a Near Mint Caterpie (Ultra Rare, SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 #172/165) changes hands at roughly $17.64, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $17.64, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $6.11. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $17.64, Lightly Played $14.63, Moderately Played $8.96, Heavily Played $6.29, Damaged $6.11 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Caterpie is valued near $159.00 — about 9.0x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Caterpie: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Caterpie, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Caterpie sits around $159.00 — roughly 9.0x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $29.94, CGC 10 $15.00, CGC 9.5 $23.99 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $15.99 | $13.99 | $17.99 | 258 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $244.22 | $244.22 | $244.22 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 41 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $23.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $159.00 | $159.00 | $159.00 | 47 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $29.94 | $29.94 | $29.94 | 49 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $21.50 | $21.50 | $21.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $6.11 | $6.11 | $6.11 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $6.29 | $6.29 | $6.29 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $14.63 | $13.50 | $15.94 | 774 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $8.96 | $10.00 | $11.99 | 58 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $17.64 | $12.50 | $28.89 | 6,040 |
Collector Outlook for Caterpie
As an Ultra Rare, Caterpie carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Caterpie on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
