Dynamax Caterpie (Pokémon GO)

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Blastoise

Metapod

#10

249

Max Battle Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 494

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 494

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 494

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Dynamax Caterpie

#10

Bug

Attack

Top 98.4%

Defense

Top 99.1%

Stamina

128

Top 83.5%

Total

238

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Max Battles

Lv. 20

219 -249 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

494 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Dynamax Caterpie takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Flying

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Grass

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Dynamax Caterpie in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

494

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

58.82

Attack

58.82

Defense

120

Stat Product · 415,189

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 500

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	494	100.00%
15/15/14	50	492	99.17%
15/14/15	50	490	98.57%
14/15/15	50	487	98.57%
15/15/13	50	491	98.33%
15/14/14	50	489	97.75%
14/15/14	50	485	97.75%
15/15/12	50	489	97.50%
14/14/15	50	483	97.16%
15/13/15	50	487	97.14%
13/15/15	50	480	97.14%
15/14/13	50	487	96.93%
14/15/13	50	484	96.93%
15/15/11	50	487	96.67%
14/14/14	50	482	96.35%
15/13/14	50	485	96.33%
13/15/14	50	478	96.33%
15/14/12	50	485	96.11%
14/15/12	50	482	96.11%
15/15/10	50	485	95.83%
15/15/9	50	484	95.83%
14/13/15	50	480	95.76%
13/14/15	50	476	95.76%
15/12/15	50	483	95.71%
12/15/15	50	473	95.71%
14/14/13	50	480	95.54%
15/13/13	50	483	95.52%
13/15/13	50	477	95.52%
15/14/11	50	484	95.29%
14/15/11	50	480	95.29%
15/15/8	50	482	95.00%
14/13/14	50	478	94.96%
13/14/14	50	475	94.96%
15/12/14	50	482	94.92%
12/15/14	50	471	94.92%
14/14/12	50	478	94.73%
15/13/12	50	482	94.71%
13/15/12	50	475	94.71%
15/14/10	50	482	94.46%
15/14/9	50	480	94.46%
14/15/10	50	478	94.46%
14/15/9	50	477	94.46%
13/13/15	50	473	94.37%
14/12/15	50	476	94.35%
12/14/15	50	469	94.35%
15/11/15	50	480	94.29%
11/15/15	50	466	94.29%
15/15/7	50	480	94.17%
14/13/13	50	477	94.16%
13/14/13	50	473	94.16%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Dynamax Caterpie can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite
5
6
0.5s
10
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Struggle
—
35
—
2.0s
17.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Dynamax Caterpie	12 Candy	Dynamax Metapod
Dynamax Metapod	50 Candy	Dynamax Butterfree

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Caterpie including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Caterpie

#10

Dynamax Caterpie

#10

Shadow Caterpie

#10

Metapod

#11

Dynamax Metapod

#11

Shadow Metapod

#11

Butterfree

#12

Dynamax Butterfree

#12

Gigantamax Butterfree

#12

Shadow Butterfree

#12

Costumes

Caterpie has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Poké Ball Hat Caterpie

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Bug-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Dynamax Caterpie with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Heracross #214

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.147 m to 0.525 m tall, averaging 0.3 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.147 m 0'06"	0.15 m 0'06"
XS	0.15 m 0'06"	0.225 m 0'09"
M	0.225 m 0'09"	0.375 m 1'03"
XL	0.375 m 1'03"	0.45 m 1'06"
XXL	0.45 m 1'06"	0.525 m 1'09"

XXS

0.147 m

0'06"

0.15 m

0'06"

0.15 m

0'06"

0.225 m

0'09"

0.225 m

0'09"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.45 m

1'06"

XXL

0.45 m

1'06"

0.525 m

1'09"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Dynamax Caterpie at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	6 CP	27	337 CP
2	19 CP	28	349 CP
3	32 CP	29	362 CP
4	45 CP	30	374 CP
5	59 CP	31	381 CP
6	72 CP	32	387 CP
7	85 CP	33	393 CP
8	98 CP	34	399 CP
9	111 CP	35	406 CP
10	125 CP	36	412 CP
11	137 CP	37	418 CP
12	150 CP	38	424 CP
13	162 CP	39	431 CP
14	174 CP	40	437 CP
15	187 CP	41	442 CP
16	199 CP	42	448 CP
17	212 CP	43	454 CP
18	224 CP	44	459 CP
19	237 CP	45	465 CP
20	249 CP	46	471 CP
21	262 CP	47	477 CP
22	274 CP	48	482 CP
23	287 CP	49	488 CP
24	299 CP	50	494 CP
25	312 CP	51	500 CP
26	324 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	6 CP	18	224 CP	35	406 CP
2	19 CP	19	237 CP	36	412 CP
3	32 CP	20	249 CP	37	418 CP
4	45 CP	21	262 CP	38	424 CP
5	59 CP	22	274 CP	39	431 CP
6	72 CP	23	287 CP	40	437 CP
7	85 CP	24	299 CP	41	442 CP
8	98 CP	25	312 CP	42	448 CP
9	111 CP	26	324 CP	43	454 CP
10	125 CP	27	337 CP	44	459 CP
11	137 CP	28	349 CP	45	465 CP
12	150 CP	29	362 CP	46	471 CP
13	162 CP	30	374 CP	47	477 CP
14	174 CP	31	381 CP	48	482 CP
15	187 CP	32	387 CP	49	488 CP
16	199 CP	33	393 CP	50	494 CP
17	212 CP	34	399 CP	51	500 CP

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