Metapod

#011 Metapod Metapod
National Dex 011 Species Cocoon Pokémon
Type Bug Abilities Shed Skin, Wonder Guard (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% Male Catch Rate 120 EV Yield 2 Def Egg Group Bug
Bulbapedia Metapod Designer Game Freak

Metapod (Japanese: トランセル Transel) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Caterpie starting at level 7 and evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Caterpie
Peridot Forest (Section 1)	Tall Grass	1%	Morning

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
50	20	55	25	25	30	205

Dex Entries

Its shell is as hard as an iron slab. A Metapod does not move very much because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the shell.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
Evolve	Harden	By HM
1	Harden
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Caterpie	Lv 7 ⟶	Metapod	Lv 10 ⟶	Butterfree
				Butterfree

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant