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National Pokédex #0010 · Generation 1

Caterpie

bug

Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. From its antenna, this Pokémon releases a terrifically strong odor.

Natural spawnEvolution chain

Quick answer

How do you get Caterpie?

Caterpie can spawn in Forest, Flower Forest, Birch Forest, and 40 other eligible biomes (Light: Bright). Check the complete conditions below; these routes reflect AshRun's installed ATMons files.

AshRun ATMons 1.3.0 · Data updated · Sources & limitations

AshRun locations

How to obtain Caterpie

3 places to look

Where to look in the wild

Eligible biomes (43)

Forest + 42 more

  • Forest
  • Flower Forest
  • Birch Forest
  • Old Growth Birch Forest
  • Dark Forest
  • Grove
  • Flashing Forest
  • Blazing Forest
  • Cascading Forest
  • Flourishing Forest
  • Vexing Caves
  • Archwood Forest
  • Birch Taiga
  • Blooming Valley
  • Cloud Forest
  • Lavender Forest
  • Lavender Valley
  • Moonlight Grove
  • Moonlight Valley
  • Sakura Grove
  • Sakura Valley
  • Snowy Cherry Grove
  • Temperate Highlands
  • Yosemite Lowlands
  • Cherry Grove
  • Alpha Islands
  • Alpha Islands Winter
  • Forested Highlands
  • Mirage Isles
  • Dyna Plains
  • Plains
  • Sunflower Plains
  • Meadow
  • Alpine Highlands
  • Arid Highlands
  • Blooming Plateau
  • Highlands
  • Brushland
  • Steppe
  • Shrubland
  • Valley Clearing
  • Skyroot Forest
  • Skyroot Woodland

Expanded from server categories: Forest, Plains

Level1-20RarityCommon
  • Light: Bright
Eligible biomes (10)

Bamboo Jungle + 9 more

  • Bamboo Jungle
  • Jungle
  • Sparse Jungle
  • Flourishing Forest
  • Amethyst Canyon
  • Amethyst Rainforest
  • Jungle Mountains
  • Rocky Jungle
  • Tropical Jungle
  • Cave Underground Jungle

Expanded from server categories: Jungle, Tropical Island

Level1-20RarityCommon
  • Light: Bright
Eligible biome

Floral Meadow

Level1-20RarityCommon

Battle profile

Base stats

195 total
Hp45
Attack30
Defence35
Special Attack20
Special Defence20
Speed45

Abilities

  • Shielddust
  • Runaway Hidden

Training

Base experience
39
Growth
Medium Fast
EV yield
Hp: 1 · Attack: 0 · Defence: 0 · Special Attack: 0 · Special Defence: 0 · Speed: 0
Friendship
50

Progression

Evolution & forms

Complete installed learnset

Moves

11 entries
Level moves (3)
Lv. 1 · TackleLv. 1 · StringshotLv. 9 · Bugbite
Tm moves (4)
BugbiteElectrowebStringshotTerablast
Tutor moves (3)
BugbiteElectrowebStringshot
Legacy moves (1)
Snore

Useful extras

Drops & breeding

String

Quantity 0-1

Wepear Berry

2.5% chance

Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
255
Maximum drops
2
Technical server dataRaw records, internal IDs, source files, presets, and full JSON

Source summary

Base species: Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar. Installed additions: none.

Acquisition records

{
  "questGuides": [],
  "structureEncounters": [],
  "naturalSpawns": [
    {
      "id": "caterpie-1",
      "pokemon": "caterpie",
      "presets": [
        "natural",
        "foliage",
        "treetop"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "1-20",
      "weight": 7,
      "condition": {
        "minSkyLight": 8,
        "maxSkyLight": 15,
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_forest",
          "#cobblemon:is_plains",
          "aether:skyroot_forest",
          "aether:skyroot_woodland"
        ]
      },
      "anticondition": {
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_freezing",
          "#cobblemon:is_spooky"
        ]
      },
      "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_pool_world/0010_caterpie.json",
      "resolvedBiomes": [
        "minecraft:forest",
        "minecraft:flower_forest",
        "minecraft:birch_forest",
        "minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest",
        "minecraft:dark_forest",
        "minecraft:grove",
        "ars_elemental:flashing_forest",
        "ars_elemental:blazing_forest",
        "ars_elemental:cascading_forest",
        "ars_elemental:flourishing_forest",
        "ars_elemental:vexing_caves",
        "ars_nouveau:archwood_forest",
        "terralith:birch_taiga",
        "terralith:blooming_valley",
        "terralith:cloud_forest",
        "terralith:lavender_forest",
        "terralith:lavender_valley",
        "terralith:moonlight_grove",
        "terralith:moonlight_valley",
        "terralith:sakura_grove",
        "terralith:sakura_valley",
        "terralith:snowy_cherry_grove",
        "terralith:temperate_highlands",
        "terralith:yosemite_lowlands",
        "minecraft:cherry_grove",
        "terralith:alpha_islands",
        "terralith:alpha_islands_winter",
        "terralith:forested_highlands",
        "terralith:mirage_isles",
        "legendarymonuments:dyna_plains",
        "minecraft:plains",
        "minecraft:sunflower_plains",
        "minecraft:meadow",
        "terralith:alpine_highlands",
        "terralith:arid_highlands",
        "terralith:blooming_plateau",
        "terralith:highlands",
        "terralith:brushland",
        "terralith:steppe",
        "terralith:shrubland",
        "terralith:valley_clearing",
        "aether:skyroot_forest",
        "aether:skyroot_woodland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "caterpie-valencian-2",
      "pokemon": "caterpie valencian",
      "presets": [
        "natural",
        "treetop"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "1-20",
      "weight": 7,
      "condition": {
        "minSkyLight": 8,
        "maxSkyLight": 15,
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_jungle",
          "#cobblemon:is_tropical_island"
        ]
      },
      "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_pool_world/0010_caterpie.json",
      "resolvedBiomes": [
        "minecraft:bamboo_jungle",
        "minecraft:jungle",
        "minecraft:sparse_jungle",
        "ars_elemental:flourishing_forest",
        "terralith:amethyst_canyon",
        "terralith:amethyst_rainforest",
        "terralith:jungle_mountains",
        "terralith:rocky_jungle",
        "terralith:tropical_jungle",
        "terralith:cave/underground_jungle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "caterpie-valencian-3",
      "pokemon": "caterpie valencian",
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "1-20",
      "weight": 4.5,
      "condition": {
        "biomes": [
          "the_bumblezone:floral_meadow"
        ]
      },
      "anticondition": {
        "structures": [
          "#the_bumblezone:sempiternal_sanctums"
        ]
      },
      "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_pool_world/0010_caterpie.json",
      "resolvedBiomes": [
        "the_bumblezone:floral_meadow"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raids": [],
  "fossils": []
}

Evolution and forms

{
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "caterpie_metapod",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "metapod",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "harden"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 7
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "forms": []
}

Behavior and drops

{
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "willSleepOnBed": true,
      "drowsyChance": 0.0333,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "walkSpeed": 0.26
      },
      "swim": {
        "avoidsWater": true
      }
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9"
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 2,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "minecraft:string",
        "quantityRange": "0-1"
      },
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:wepear_berry",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "labels": [
    "gen1"
  ]
}

Complete installed species record

{
  "implemented": true,
  "nationalPokedexNumber": 10,
  "name": "Caterpie",
  "primaryType": "bug",
  "maleRatio": 0.5,
  "height": 3,
  "weight": 29,
  "pokedex": [
    "cobblemon.species.caterpie.desc"
  ],
  "labels": [
    "gen1"
  ],
  "aspects": [],
  "abilities": [
    "shielddust",
    "h:runaway"
  ],
  "eggGroups": [
    "bug"
  ],
  "baseStats": {
    "hp": 45,
    "attack": 30,
    "defence": 35,
    "special_attack": 20,
    "special_defence": 20,
    "speed": 45
  },
  "evYield": {
    "hp": 1,
    "attack": 0,
    "defence": 0,
    "special_attack": 0,
    "special_defence": 0,
    "speed": 0
  },
  "baseExperienceYield": 39,
  "experienceGroup": "medium_fast",
  "catchRate": 255,
  "eggCycles": 15,
  "baseFriendship": 50,
  "features": [
    "valencian"
  ],
  "shoulderMountable": true,
  "baseScale": 0.5,
  "hitbox": {
    "width": 0.8,
    "height": 0.6,
    "fixed": false
  },
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "willSleepOnBed": true,
      "drowsyChance": 0.0333,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "walkSpeed": 0.26
      },
      "swim": {
        "avoidsWater": true
      }
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9"
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 2,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "minecraft:string",
        "quantityRange": "0-1"
      },
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:wepear_berry",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "moves": [
    "1:tackle",
    "1:stringshot",
    "9:bugbite",
    "tm:bugbite",
    "tm:electroweb",
    "tm:stringshot",
    "tm:terablast",
    "tutor:bugbite",
    "tutor:electroweb",
    "tutor:stringshot",
    "legacy:snore"
  ],
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "caterpie_metapod",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "metapod",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "harden"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 7
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}