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Metapodin Pokémon Sour Crystal

bug
Pokemon #25
Type
Bug
Dex
#025
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Fast (15 cycles)
Catch Rate
120
pokeball
Poké Ball10.9%
greatball
Great Ball14.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball19.0%
Base Exp
72
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2flying ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5ground ×0.5

How to Obtain

Metapod appears in Ilex Forest while walking or headbutting trees (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, in Viridian Forest while walking or headbutting trees (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, and in National Park Bug Contest while bug contest (rare). Wild ones range from level five to 18.

Wild Encounters (7)

Level Up Moves (2)

HardenLevel: 1normal
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Raises the user's DEFENSE.
HardenLevel: 7normal
010030
Raises the user's DEFENSE.

Pokédex Entry

Cocoon Pokémon

This is its preevolved form. At this stage, it can only harden, so it remains motionless to avoid attack.

Metapod in Pokémon Sour Crystal

Metapod is #25 in the Pokédex for Pokémon metapod. This page covers its bug typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 7 encounter locations.

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