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Caterpiein Pokémon Polished Crystal

bug

Pokédex Entry

Worm Pokémon

It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itself among leaves that are the same color as its body.

Caterpie in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Caterpie is #10 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its bug typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 6 encounter locations.

Front
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Normal
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Shiny
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Animated
caterpie sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
caterpie sprite
Normal
caterpie sprite
Shiny
Type
Bug
Dex
#024 Johto Dex · #010 National
Abilities
Shield Dust(Primary)

Blocks additional attack effects.

Shield Dust(Secondary)

Blocks additional attack effects.

Run Away(Hidden)

Sure getaway from wild Pokémon.

Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Fast (15 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
pokeball
Poké Ball19.4%
greatball
Great Ball26.7%
ultraball
Ultra Ball33.0%
Base Exp
53
EV Yield
1 Hp
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2flying ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5ground ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

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Caterpie
Base form
caterpie sprite
→
metapod sprite
Metapod
Level up Caterpie to Lv. 7
metapod sprite
→
butterfree sprite
Butterfree
Level up Metapod to Lv. 10
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How to Obtain

Caterpie can be found common in Ilex Forest while walking or headbutting trees in the morning and day-time, common in Route 30 in the morning and day-time, and common in Route 31 in the morning and day-time, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level three to 18.

Wild Encounters (10)

Level Up Moves (3)

TackleLevel: 1normal
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A full-body charge attack.
String ShotLevel: 1bug
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A move that lowers the foe's Speed.
Bug BiteLevel: 9bug
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Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.
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Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
0
Immunities
12
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Caterpie. Use these types to counter it effectively.

fire2×flying2×rock2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Caterpie resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

grass0.5×fighting0.5×ground0.5×
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