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 2-6
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 50% ♂, 50% ♀
EV yield 1 HP
Mount None Egg Groups Bug	Behavior Timid 20% Neutral 0% Aggressive 80%
Modeled by Unknown	Textured by Unknown
Animated by Unknown	Voiced by N/A

Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon. 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