Caterpie

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#010 - Caterpie

Metapod

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Caterpie

#010

Caterpie

Type

Gender Ratio

50%

Evolution

Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie) is a Bug-type Pokémon. It evolves into Metapod starting at level 17, which evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10.

Locations

Caterpie can be caught on all grass maps during the day.

It can be caught at any level between 5 and 20 and can be found in it's Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic and Shadow variants.

Availability

Caterpie is currently available within Pokémon Vortex through the following methods:

Capture (Before all Gyms, Elite 4's, Battle Frontier's, Battle Maison complete)
Trade

Types Currently Available

Caterpie is currently available in six types on Pokémon Vortex; Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic and Shadow

Caterpie
Normal

Shiny Caterpie
Shiny

Dark Caterpie
Dark

Mystic Caterpie
Mystic

Metallic Caterpie
Metallic

Shadow Caterpie
Shadow

Types Not Available

With the game transition from Version 2 to Version 3, Ancient Pokémon were replaced with Metallic Pokémon. This change made it currently impossible to obtain the Ancient version of Caterpie and every other Pokémon.

It is unsure whether these will be seen in the game again but development shows no interest of ever bringing them back.

Ancient

Evolution Line

Level 7
→

Level 10
→

Caterpie

Attacks

Base & Evolution Attacks

The following attacks can be taught to Caterpie from it's pre-evolutions and the evolution process to Caterpie itself.

Originating Pokémon	Attack	Power	Accuracy
Caterpie	Fury Cutter	50	95%
Caterpie	Splash	0	100%
Caterpie	String Shot	0	95%
Caterpie	Tackle	50	100%

Purchasable Attacks

Attack	Type	Price	Power	Accuracy	Category
Bug Bite		45,000	60	100%
Bug Bite		37,500	50	100%

Type Effectiveness

Damaged Normally by:
Weak to:
Immune to:
Resistant to: