Metapod

←(#010) Caterpie

Metapod (#011)

Butterfree (#012)→

Metapod #011
Type Bug Normal	Catch rate 120
Abilities Shed Skin	Hidden Ability None
Spawn time Dawn/Dusk	Level range in wild 7-9
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 50% ♂, 50% ♀
EV yield 2 Defense
Mount None Egg Groups Bug	Behavior Timid 80% Neutral 0% Aggressive 20%
Modeled by Unknown	Textured by Unknown
Animated by Unknown	Voiced by N/A

Metapod is a Bug-type Pokémon. It evolves from Caterpie at level 7 and evolves into Butterfree at level 10.

A steel-hard shell protects Metapod's tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.

Spawn rate

Biome	Time	Location	Rate
Flower Forest	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.623%
Forest	Dawn/Dusk	Land	9.132%
Forest Hills	Dawn/Dusk	Land	8.251%
Sunflower Plains	Dawn/Dusk	Land	5.682%

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
String	40%	3

Stats

HP: 50

Attack: 20

Defense: 55

Sp. Atk: 25

Sp. Def: 25

Speed: 30

Total: 205

Type effectiveness

1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	2×	2×	1×	½×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×

Moves

By level

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP 001 Harden Normal Status — — 30 077 Harden Normal Status — — 30

By prior evolution

Stage Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP Caterpie Tackle Normal Physical 50 100% 35 Caterpie String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40 Caterpie Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Metapod.

By TM/HM

TM Move Type Category Power Accuracy  PP  TM132 Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15

By move tutor

Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Electroweb Electric Special 55 95% 15 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Metapod.

Other forms

Current version

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  Shiny Metapod

Before version 3.2.6

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  Shiny Metapod