Pokédex No.0010
Visual data
No.0010 · Worm Pokémon
Caterpie
キャタピー
Bug
Height
0.3 m
Weight
2.9 kg
Color
Green
Shape
Armor
Abilities
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Run AwayHidden
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP45
200–294
Attack30
58–174
Defense35
67–185
Sp. Atk20
40–152
Sp. Def20
40–152
Speed45
85–207
Total195Higher than 1% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 87%
- Attacktop 97%
- Defensetop 96%
- Sp. Atktop 99%
- Sp. Deftop 100%
- Speedtop 77%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
FireFlyingRock
Takes ½× damage
GrassFightingGround
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass½×
Ice1×
Fighting½×
Poison1×
Ground½×
Flying2×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassPsychicDark
04 //Evolution
Level 7
Level 10
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SVZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
4 moves
08 //Pokédex entries
14 unique entries
Its body is soft and weak. In nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food.
Perhaps because it would like to grow up quickly, it has a voracious appetite, eating a hundred leaves a day.
It’s easy to catch, and it grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers.
When attacked by bird Pokémon, it resists by releasing a terrifically strong odor from its antennae, but it often becomes their prey.
For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.
It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- キャタピー
- Rōmaji
- Caterpie
- Korean
- 캐터피
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 绿毛虫
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 綠毛蟲
- French
- Chenipan
- German
- Raupy
- Spanish
- Caterpie
- Italian
- Caterpie
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield1 HP
Catch rate255 (43.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience39
Growth rateMedium
Breeding
Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatforest
Other names
Japaneseキャタピー
Korean캐터피
GermanRaupy
FrenchChenipan
SpanishCaterpie
ItalianCaterpie
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto #10Original Johto #24Updated Johto #24Kalos Central #23Original Alola #17Original Melemele #17Original Akala #8Updated Alola #17Updated Melemele #17Updated Akala #8Letsgo Kanto #10Galar #13
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