#0010 · Worm Pokémon
Caterpie
Caterpie›
Metapod›
ButterfreeCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #507 · 9 votes · median C
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Rank #437 · 16 votes · median B
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Endless
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Rank #66 · 7 votes · median C
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Tier history
Moved B → C yesterday
10 recorded changes · 16 votes
5 recorded changes · 7 votes
Game data
Abilities
- Shield Dust
Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.
- Run AwayHidden
Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon, as well as ignoring any effect that would usually prevent the Pokémon from switching out.
If the Pokémon is holding a Berry to be eaten when its HP drops to ¼ or less of its max, it will instead eat that Berry when its HP drops to ½ or less of its max.
Different passives in this line: Metapod: Sturdy, Butterfree: Magician
Egg moves
- Sandsear StormGroundSpecial100 pow · 80%
The user attacks by wrapping opposing Pokémon in fierce winds and searingly hot sand. This move has a 20% chance of burning targets, and never misses in rain.
- Silk TrapBugStatus— · —
The user spins a silken trap, protecting itself from damage while lowering the Speed stat of any attacker that makes direct contact. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes ⅓ of what it was before.
- Twin BeamPsychicSpecial40 pow · 100%
The user shoots mystical beams from its eyes to inflict damage. The target is hit twice in a row.
- Bleakwind StormSpecial100 pow · 80%Rare egg move
The user attacks with savagely cold winds that cause both body and spirit to tremble. This move has a 30% chance of lowering the Speed stats of opposing Pokémon, and never misses in rain.
Base stats
Caterpie · BST 195
Butterfree · BST 395
BST in this line: Caterpie 195 · Metapod 205 · Butterfree 395
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-2 starter:
- Passive ability
- 40 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 25 / 60 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 30 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Caterpie eggs: 27 🍬 after 20 hatches, 22 🍬 after 40 hatches, 15 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 50
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Caterpie needs 50 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.