Caterpie • Sword & Shield Pokédex

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Sprite of Caterpie in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Caterpie's Type

BUG

Caterpie's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 13

National #: 10

Caterpie's Base Stats

HP:: 45

Attack:: 30

Defense:: 35

Sp. Atk:: 20

Sp. Def:: 20

Speed:: 45

Total:: 195

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 HP

Caterpie's Abilities

Here are what abilities Caterpie can possibly have, along with their effects.

Shield Dust: Prevents any extra effects of damaging moves targeting Caterpie that have a % chance of an extra effect occurring.

Run Away: Caterpie can always run from a wild Pokémon battle, regardless of Speed or other trapping effects.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Caterpie's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

FLYING

ROCK

½: GRASS

FIGHTING

GROUND

Caterpie's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Caterpie evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Caterpie: starting form

Metapod: at level 7

Butterfree: at level 10

Caterpie's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Caterpie can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Caterpie learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	String Shot Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by two stages.	BUG	--	95%	40	Nearby Enemies
9	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Caterpie consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Caterpie can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TM82	Electroweb Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ELECTRIC		55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

Where to Find Caterpie

If you're looking for where to find Caterpie, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Caterpie in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Caterpie in the Wild

Galar Route 1

Random Encounters

Any Weather
15%			Lv. 2-5