Caterpie

#010 Caterpie Caterpie
National Dex 010 Species Worm Pokémon
Type Bug Abilities Shield Dust, Wonder Skin, Run Away (Hidden), Quick Feet (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% male Catch Rate 255 EV Yield 1 HP Egg Group Bug
Bulbapedia Caterpie Designer Game Freak

Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Metapod starting at level 7, which evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Emeralis City	Tall Grass	20%	All Day
Peridot Forest (Section 1)	Tall Grass	8%	Morning

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
45	30	35	20	20	45	195

Dex Entries

Its voracious appetite compels it to devour leaves bigger than itself without hesitation. It releases a terribly strong odor from its antennae.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Tackle	By HM
1	String Shot
9	Bug Bite
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Caterpie	Lv 7 ⟶	Metapod	Lv 10 ⟶	Butterfree
				Butterfree

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant