Caterpie

Blastoise

Metapod

#0010

Gen 1

Types

Bug

Appearance

Category		Worm Pokémon
Color		Green
Height		0.3m / 0'12"
Weight		2.9kg / 6.39lbs

Shape

Footprint

Cry

Size Comparison

1.8m / 5'11"Trainer

0.3m / (0'12")Pokémon

Regional Pokédex Numbers

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Hatch Time	15

Gender Ratio

Training

Base Friendship (Gen 3-7)	70
Base Friendship (Gen 8+)	50
Base Experience	39
Catch Rate	255
Leveling Rate	Medium Fast
Experience to 100	1,000,000

EV Yield: 1

HP1

ATK0

DEF0

SP.ATK0

SP.DEF0

SPE0

Abilities

PRIMARY	Shield Dust	Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
HIDDEN	Run Away	Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Base Stats

HP	45	200 - 294
Attack	30	58 - 174
Defense	35	67 - 185
Special Attack	20	40 - 152
Special Defense	20	40 - 152
Speed	45	85 - 207
Total	195	min - max
		Lvl. 100 range

- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)

Type Weakness

Multiplier

× 0
× ¼
× ½	Grass Fighting Ground
× 1	Normal Water Electric Ice Poison Psychic Bug Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy
× 2	Fire Flying Rock
× 4

Evolutions

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Movesets

Moves marked with

get a same-type attack bonus

PokéDex Descriptions

R S	CATERPIE has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. From its antenna, this POKéMON releases a terrifically strong odor.
AS OR	Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. From its antenna, this Pokémon releases a terrifically strong odor.
SW	For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies.
HG X	For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.
G	For protection, it releases a horri ble stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies.
Y LGE LGP	If you touch the feeler on top of its head, it will release a horrible stink to protect itself.
C	It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itself among leaves that are the same color as its body.
FR	It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.
D P PL B B2 W W2	It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.
UM	Its body is soft and weak. In nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food.
S SS Y	Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage.
B R LG SH	Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
E	Its voracious appetite compels it to devour leaves bigger than itself without hesitation. It releases a terribly strong odor from its antennae.
M	It’s easy to catch, and it grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers.
US	Perhaps because it would like to grow up quickly, it has a voracious appetite, eating a hundred leaves a day.
S	When attacked by bird Pokémon, it resists by releasing a terrifically strong odor from its antennae, but it often becomes their prey.