Caterpie

010 Caterpie
Bug
1'0" - 6.4 lbs	Catch Rate: 43.9%

Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Biology

Caterpie is an insect Pokémon that resembles a green caterpillar with a yellow underside and teardrop-shaped tail. Yellow ring-shaped markings down the sides of its segmented body resemble its eyes and are meant to scare off predators. Its most notable characteristic is the bright red antenna (osmeterium) on its head, which releases a stench to repel predators. Despite these features and its camouflage in green foliage, Caterpie is often preyed upon by Flying-type Pokémon. Its four tiny feet are tipped with suction cups, permitting this Pokémon to scale most surfaces with minimal effort.

Caterpie is easy to capture and grows quickly, making it ideal for new Trainers. As Caterpie grow and develop over time, they will shed their skin many times before finally cocooning themselves in thick silk. It can also spit this silk to entangle foes as seen in the Pokémon the Series episode Ash Catches a Pokémon. It has a voracious appetite, driving it to eat a hundred leaves daily. It will even eat leaves bigger than itself. According to the 54th chapter of Pokémon Adventures, its favorite food is the Vermilion flower. Caterpie lives in temperate forests and jungles. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Caterpie is known to sleep occasionally while using String Shot. On occasion, it drools out strings instead of saliva.

Evolution

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

Locations Found

Caterpie can be found in a total of 18 different locations in the wild including: Route 2, Route 24, Route 25, Route 30, Route 31, Route 32, Route 34, Route 35, Route 204, Ilex Forest, National Park, Viridian Forest, Hidden Village, Deep Woods, Pattern Bush, Pokémon Park, Valencia Island, Valencia Park, and Eterna Forest.

Base Stats

Stat	Value
HP	45
Attack	30
Defense	35
Sp. Atk	20
Sp. Def	20
Speed	45
Total	195

Type effectiveness

Damaged normally by:	Normal	Poison	Bug	Ghost	Steel	Water
	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
Weak to:	Flying	Rock	Fire
Immune to:	None
Resistant to:	Fighting	Ground	Grass

Learnset

Level	Move	Type	Category	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	String Shot	Bug	Status	—	95%	40
9	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20