Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 9.9 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP72
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
20
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
25
Speed
30
Total
205
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Where to find Metapod
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Metapod can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
Sprites & renders
29 sprites & renders for Metapod.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Metapod”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/metapod.
Species data from PokéAPI.