Caterpie
#10 in the Kanto Pokédex • Worm Pokémon
Caterpie in the National Pokédex
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.
LeafGreen
Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
Pokémon details
Type
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Kanto Pokédex
Caterpie in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
45
200
294
Attack
30
58
174
Defense
35
67
185
Sp. Atk
20
40
152
Sp. Def
20
40
152
Speed
45
85
207
Total
195
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
Available within the FireRed/LeafGreen pair. Depending on the species, acquisition can require the other version, the postgame, evolution, breeding, or an event ticket. Original GBA event tickets required historical distributions; Switch ticket access differs.
| EV yield | 1 HP |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Base Exp. | 53 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 15 (4,095 steps) |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Caterpie #10 | Level 7 |  Metapod #11 |
Metapod #11 | Level 10 |  Butterfree #12 |
Wild encounter
Common early in Viridian Forest and on Routes 2, 24, and 25. It also appears in Pattern Bush in the Sevii Islands.
Routes 2, 24, 25, Pattern Bush, Viridian Forest
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle |  |  | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| Start | String Shot | |  | - | 95 | 40 |
Shield Dust
Prevents added effects.
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
