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Height

Trainer dude

Caterpie
3

0'11.8"
0.3 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Caterpie
29

6.4 lb
2.9 kg

Pokédex Description

Generation 1
Red, 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.

Generation 2
Gold

For protection, it releases a horrible 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.

Generation 3
Ruby, 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.

LeafGreen

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

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, 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.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

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

Generation 6
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, 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.

Generation 7
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.

Main Game Sprites

Generation 1 Red & Green, Red & Blue, Yellow

Red (jp.), Green Red, Blue Yellow
GB Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
SGB Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
GBC Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 2 Gold & Silver, Crystal

Gold Silver Crystal
Normal Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 3 Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen

Ruby, Sapphire Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen
Normal Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 4 Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver

Diamond, Pearl Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver
Normal Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 5 Black & White, Black 2 & White 2

Black, White Black 2, White 2
Normal Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 6 X & Y

X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire
Normal Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie

Generation 7 Sun & Moon

Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Normal Caterpie Caterpie
Shiny Caterpie Caterpie

Miscellaneous Game Art

HeartGold, SoulSilver HeartGold & SoulSilver Overworld

Left Down Up Right
Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie
Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie Caterpie

Other Images

Official artwork by Ken Sugimori

Caterpie

Caterpie

Dream World artwork

Caterpie