Pokémon/Pokédex/Caterpie

Caterpie as depicted by Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version era artwork.

Basic Statistics

• National Index: 10
• Johto Index: 24
• Hoenn Index: 212
• Stage: Basic
• Height: 0.3 meters / 1'0"
• Weight: 2.9 kilograms / 6.0 pounds
• Gender Distribution: 50% Male
• Ability: Shield Dust
• Type: Bug
• Species: Worm
• Egg Group: Bug
• Hatch Steps: 3840
• Catch Rate: 255
• Base Experience: 53
• Max Experience: 1000000

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense
Base Stats (RB/Y)	45	30	35	45	20
Base Stats (GS/C)	45	30	35	45	20	20
Base Stats (RS/FL/E)	45	30	35	45	20	20
Base Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (BW/B2W2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (XY/ORAS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (SM/USUM)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Base Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (RB/Y)	293	158	168	188	138
Max Stats (GS/C)	293	158	168	188	138	138
Max Stats (RS/FL/E)	294	174	185	207	152	152
Max Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (B/W/B2W2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (X/Y/ORAS)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (SM/USUM)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effort Points (Sword/Shield/BDSP)	–	–	–	–	–	–

Type Matching

Moves that deal 200% of their damage to Caterpie: fire, flying, rock
Moves that deal 50% of their damage to Caterpie: grass, fighting, ground

How to Evolve

Caterpie evolves at level 7.

Moveset

Level	Red / Blue	Yellow	Gold / Silver	Crystal	Ruby / Sapphire Emerald XD / Colosseum	Fire Red Leaf Green
Start	Tackle String Shot	Tackle String Shot	Tackle String Shot	Tackle String Shot	Tackle String Shot	Tackle String Shot

Trading Cards

• Base Set #45 - Caterpie
• Neo Discovery #53 - Caterpie
• Expedition #96 - Caterpie
• EX FireRed and LeafGreen #56 - Caterpie
• Generations #3 - Caterpie
• Evolutions #3 - Caterpie

Basic: Caterpie

Stage 1: Metapod

Stage 2: Butterfree