Caterpie
The Bug type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.
Pokédex #10• Available in 10 game versions

Bug
Pokemon Details
Species: Worm Pokémon
Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 2.9 kg
Abilities:
Training
EV Yield: 1 Hp
Catch Rate: 255
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 39
Growth Rate: Medium Fast
Breeding
Egg Groups:
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min:
- Max:
Gender:
- Male: %
- Female: %
Available Game Versions
Click a game to view specific dataStats
30
35
45
20
20
45
Total
195
Type Guide
Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.
Great against
Grass×2
Psychic×2
Dark×2
Watch out for
Fire×2
×2
Rock×2
Not very effective on
Fire×0.5
Fighting×0.5
Poison×0.5
×0.5
Ghost×0.5
Steel×0.5
Fairy×0.5
Takes reduced damage from
Grass×0.5
Fighting×0.5
Ground×0.5
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Your damage:×1Even
Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, Water/Flying takes ×4 from Electric moves.
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Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
Moves from All Games
The moves shown below are collected from all games where Caterpie appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.
Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
String Shot | 1 | Bug | Status | - | 95 |
Tackle | 1 | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 |
Bug Bite | 15 | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 |
Game Locations
Game | Location |
---|---|
Red | Route 25 - Wild Viridian Forest - Wild |
Blue | 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Route 2 - Wild Viridian Forest - Wild |
Yellow | Viridian Forest - Wild |
Gold | 26 - Wild 27 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 34 - Wild 35 - Wild 36 - Wild 37 - Wild 38 - Wild 39 - Wild Azalea Town - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Lake of Rage - Wild National Park - Wild Route 2 - Wild |
Silver | National Park - Wild |
Crystal | 24 - Wild 25 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild National Park - Wild Route 2 - Wild |
Firered | 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Pattern Bush - Wild Route 2 - Wild Viridian Forest - Wild |
Heartgold | 30 - Wild 31 - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild National Park - Wild Route 2 - Wild Viridian Forest - Wild |
X | Santalune Forest - Wild |
Y | Route 2 - Wild Santalune Forest - Wild |
Moon | 5 - Wild Lush Jungle - Wild Melemele Meadow - Wild Route 1 - Wild |
Shield | Route 1 - Wild |
Pokedex Entries
Game | Entry |
---|---|
Red | Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
UltraSun | Perhaps because it would like to grow up quickly, it has a voracious appetite, eating a hundred leaves a day. |
UltraMoon | Its body is soft and weak. In nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food. |
Sword | For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies. |
Shield | Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls. |