#010 · Caterpie *

Caterpie weaknesses and resistances

Moves Caterpie learns by level-up

TM moves Caterpie can learn (4)

String Shot · Snore · Bug Bite · Electroweb

Caterpie in battle

Caterpie has 35 HP, 30 Attack, 35 Defense and 40 Speed, which adds up to 140. That is the #1007 highest total of the 1,025 Pokémon in the Pokédex. Its Speed beats 20% of the Pokédex, and its best stat is Speed at 40.

Strongest moves of its own type: Bug Bite (60 power, 100% accuracy).

Strongest coverage moves: Electroweb (55 power, 95% accuracy), Snore (50 power, 100% accuracy), Tackle (50 power, 100% accuracy).

Moves are ranked by power, then accuracy, from the level-up and TM lists above. That is a starting point, not a recommended moveset: check accuracy, PP and how the rest of your team covers other types before you commit.

Where to find Caterpie

Caterpie is not a wild encounter on any of the standard maps.

Caterpie can hatch from a Jungle Egg or a Common Egg. Now and then an encounter on a map turns up an egg instead of a wild Pokémon, and which eggs a map can drop depends on its types. The Jungle Egg can drop on Black Forest, Safari Zone, Jungle, Leaf Town, and Legend of Dawn. The Common Egg can drop on Black Forest, 0* Temperature, Jungle, Leaf Town, Reborn Surface, and Legend of Dawn. Put the egg in an incubator to hatch it. See crafting and incubation.