10: Caterpie
Essentials
Metapod
Abilities
- Shed Skin
Has a 30% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
Dream Ability
- Shed Skin
Has a 30% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
Damage Taken
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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2
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2
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1
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
Pokédex Numbers
- Introduced in
- National
- 11
- Kanto
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11
- Original Johto
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25
- Updated Johto
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25
Names
- Korean
- 단데기
- French
- Chrysacier
- Chinese
- 鐵甲蛹
- German
- Safcon
- Japanese
- トランセル (toranseru)
- Official Roomaji
- Trancell
Breeding
- Gender
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½ male, ½ female
- Egg groups
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- Bug
- Hatch counter
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15
- Steps to hatch
- 4080 / 2295
Compatibility
Training
- Base EXP
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72
1028 EXP at level - Effort points
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- 2 Defense
- Capture rate
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120
- Base happiness
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70
- Growth rate
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medium
Wild held items
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nothing | |
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nothing | |
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nothing |
Evolution
| Baby | Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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| Caterpie | Metapod Level up, starting at level 7 | Butterfree Level up, starting at level 10 |
Stats
| Pctile | Min IVs | Max IVs | ||
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| HP | 24.1 | 273 | 304 | |
| Attack | 1.5 | 108 | 139 | |
| Defense | 32.8 | 178 | 209 | |
| Special Attack | 3.4 | 118 | 149 | |
| Special Defense | 1.8 | 118 | 149 | |
| Speed | 8.9 | 128 | 159 | |
| Total | 1.7 |
Pokéathlon Performance
Minimum; 
Base; 
Maximum
- Speed
- Power
- Skill
- Stamina
- Jump
- Total
- 8/9/15
Flavor
Flavor Text
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A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell.
It prepares for evolution by hardening its shell as much as possible to protect its soft body.
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A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
Sprites
Miscellany
- Species
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Cocoon
- Color
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Green
- Cry
- Habitat
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forest
- Footprint
- Shape
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Caudal
Height
2'3.6"
0.7 m
Weight
21.8 lb
9.9 kg
Locations
- Red
- Blue
- Yellow
- FireRed
- LeafGreen
- Diamond
- Pearl
- Platinum
- HeartGold
Moves
Bug moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Harden | |
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30 | — | — | Raises the user's Defense by one stage. |
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| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Harden | |
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30 | — | — | Raises the user's Defense by one stage. |
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| Level up, learned by Caterpie but not Metapod | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tackle | |
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35 | 50 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | String Shot | |
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40 | — | 95% | Lowers the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| 15 | 15 | Bug Bite | |
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20 | 60 | 100% | If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. |
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Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
| Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC. | ||||||||||||||
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Bug Bite | |
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20 | 60 | 100% | If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. |
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Iron Defense | |
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15 | — | — | Raises the user's Defense by two stages. |
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String Shot | |
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40 | — | 95% | Lowers the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Tutor, learned by Caterpie but not Metapod | ||||||||||||||
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Snore | |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. |
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