Caterpie

Caterpie (shiny)

#0010

Caterpie

Worm Pokémon

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

In Pokémon GO · 437 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.3 m

Weight2.9 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP39

Abilities

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Egg groups: Bug

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

HP

45

Attack

30

Defense

35

Sp. Atk

20

Sp. Def

20

Speed

45

Total

195

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

"Support"

LC

Moves

EV spread

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Caterpie

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Route 25 Viridian Forest

Blue

Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Yellow

Viridian Forest

Gold

Azalea Town Ilex Forest Lake of Rage National Park Route 2 Route 26 Route 27 Route 30 Route 31 Route 34 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 38 Route 39

Crystal

Ilex Forest National Park Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 30 Route 31

FireRed

Pattern Bush Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

LeafGreen

Pattern Bush Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

Eterna Forest Route 204

HeartGold

Ilex Forest National Park Route 2 Route 30 Route 31 Unknown; all bugs Viridian Forest

SoulSilver

X

Santalune Forest

Y

Route 2 Santalune Forest

Sun

Lush Jungle Melemele Meadow Route 1 Route 5

Moon

Lush Jungle Melemele Meadow Route 1 Route 5

Ultra Sun

Lush Jungle Melemele Meadow Route 1 Route 5

Ultra Moon

Lush Jungle Melemele Meadow Route 1 Route 5

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 2 Viridian Forest

Let's Go Eevee

Route 2 Viridian Forest

Sword

Shield

Green Japan

Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Red Japan

Route 25 Viridian Forest

Evolution

Caterpie

Lv. 7

Metapod

Lv. 10

Butterfree

#0012Butterfree

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Caterpie can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Bug	Status	—	95	40
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
9	Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Bug	Physical	60	100	20

Sprites & renders

24 sprites & renders for Caterpie.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Red · Blue

Yellow

Crystal

Gold

Silver

Emerald

FireRed · LeafGreen

Ruby · Sapphire

Diamond · Pearl

HeartGold · SoulSilver

Platinum

Black · White

ORAS

X · Y

Menu Icons

Ultra Sun · Moon

brilliant diamond shining pearl

Menu Icons

More Bug-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Bug-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Caterpie”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/caterpie.

Species data from PokéAPI.