Caterpie

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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

Trainer1.8m

Pokémon0.3m

Regional Pokédex Numbers

Kanto

#10

FRLG

Kanto

#10

LGPLGE

New Pokédex

#24

Johto

#24

HGSS

#212

#23

#17

#17

#17

USUM

Melemele

#17

USUM

Akala

USUM

Ula'ula

#17

USUM

Galar

#13

SWSH

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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PokéDex Descriptions

D P PL B W B2 W2	It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.
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.
OR AS	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 LGP LGE	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.
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.
R B 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.