NATIONAL DEX / #0010

Caterpie

bugWorm Pokémon

#0009 Blastoise Metapod #0011

Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 2.9 kg
Generation: 1

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

fire2×

flying2×

rock2×

Resistances

grass0.5×

fighting0.5×

ground0.5×

Immunities

None

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp45

Attack30

Defense35

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def20

Speed45

Total195

Abilities

Shield Dust

Run Away (hidden)

Training

Catch Rate	255 (100.0%)
Base Exp	39
Base Happiness	70
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles	15 (3855 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Caterpie with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Caterpie.

Base stats and differences
Pokémon	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed	Total
Caterpie	45	30	35	20	20	45	195
Metapod	50 (+5)	20 (-10)	55 (+20)	25 (+5)	25 (+5)	30 (-15)	205 (+10)
Butterfree	60 (+15)	45 (+15)	50 (+15)	90 (+70)	80 (+60)	70 (+25)	395 (+200)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Caterpie#0010

Level 7

Metapod#0011

Level 10

Butterfree#0012

Pokédex Entries

leafgreen

Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

yellow

If you touch the feeler on top of its head, it will release a horrible stink to protect itself.

gold

For protection, it releases a horri ble stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies.

silver

Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage.

crystal

It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itself among leaves that are the same color as its body.

ruby

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.

emerald

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

firered

It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.

diamond

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

heartgold

For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.