Caterpie

←(#009) Blastoise

Caterpie (#010)

Metapod (#011)→

Caterpie #010
Type Bug Normal	Catch rate 255
Abilities Shield Dust	Hidden Ability Run Away
Spawn time Dawn/Dusk	Level range in wild None
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 50% ♂, 50% ♀
EV yield 1 HP
Mount None Egg Groups Bug	Behavior Timid 20% Neutral 0% Aggressive 20%
Modeled by Unknown	Textured by Unknown
Animated by Unknown	Voiced by N/A

Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon found in Forest, Forest Hills, Flower Forest, and Sunflower Plains biomes.. It evolves into Metapod starting at level 7, which evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10.

Caterpie releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.

Spawn rate

Biome	Time	Location	Rate
Flower Forest	Dawn/Dusk	Land	7.246%
Forest	Dawn/Dusk	Land	18.265%
Forest Hills	Dawn/Dusk	Land	16.502%
Sunflower Plains	Dawn/Dusk	Land	11.364%

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
String	40%	3

Stats

HP: 45

Attack: 30

Defense: 35

Sp. Atk: 20

Sp. Def: 20

Speed: 45

Total: 195

Type effectiveness

1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	2×	1×	½×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×

Moves

By level

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP 001 Tackle Normal Physical 50 100% 35 001 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40 1515 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caterpie.

By TM/HM

TM Move Type Category Power Accuracy  PP  TM132 Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15

By move tutor

Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Electroweb Electric Special 55 95% 15 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caterpie.

Other forms

Current version

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  Shiny Caterpie

Before version 3.2.6

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  Shiny Caterpie