Artwork of Caterpie
Name Caterpie (french: Chenipan, japonais: キャタピー Caterpie)
Types
Genus Worm Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 2.9 kg
Abilities
  1. Shield Dust
  2. Run Away
Egg groups
  1. Bug
Hatch time 4080 steps
Effort points
  • +1 HP
Base experience 39 exp.
Experience at level 100 1 000 000 exp.
Gender ratio 50.0% female, 50.0% male
Color Green
Capture rate 255
Descriptions
  • Red

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

  • Blue

    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.

  • LeafGreen

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

  • 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.

  • Sapphire

    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.

  • Pearl

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

  • Platinum

    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.

  • SoulSilver

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

  • Black

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

  • White

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

  • Black 2

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

  • White 2

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

  • X

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

  • Y

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

  • Omega 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.

  • Alpha Sapphire

    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.

  • Sun

    When attacked by bird Pokémon, it resists by releasing a terrifically strong odor from its antennae, but it often becomes their prey.

  • Moon

    It’s easy to catch, and it grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers.

  • Ultra Sun

    Perhaps because it would like to grow up quickly, it has a voracious appetite, eating a hundred leaves a day.

  • Ultra Moon

    Its body is soft and weak. In nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food.

  • Let's Go, Pikachu!

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

  • Let's Go, Eevee!

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

  • Sword

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

  • Shield

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

Moves
Moves learned per level by Caterpie
Name Level Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 9 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 9 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 9 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Bug Bite 15 60 100 20
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Tackle 1 40 100 35
String Shot 1 95 40
Moves learned by machines by Caterpie
Name TM Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Electroweb TM82 55 95 15
Weaknesses
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