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National Pokédex #0011 · Generation 1

Metapod

bug

The shell covering this Pokémon's body is as hard as an iron slab. Metapod does not move very much. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell.

Natural spawnRaid denEvolution chain

Quick answer

How do you get Metapod?

Metapod can spawn in Forest, Flower Forest, Birch Forest, and 35 other eligible biomes (Search: On land; Sky light: Bright; Nearby: Leaves / Leaves; Ground: Natural / Trees). It appears in tier 1 raids. Check the complete conditions below; these routes reflect AshRun's installed ATMons files.

AshRun ATMons 1.3.0 · Checked · Sources & limitations

AshRun locations

How to obtain Metapod

3 places to look

Where to look in the wild

Choose one location below and meet its conditions together. Separate cards are alternative routes. A rarity label describes a spawn pool, not the chance of finding one on each attempt.

Level7-21RarityCommon
  • Search: On land
  • Sky light: Bright
  • Nearby: Leaves / Leaves
  • Ground: Natural / Trees
  • Excluded when this matches: Biome: Freezing / Spooky.
  • Excluded when this matches: Ground: Farmland.

Encounter form / properties: Valencian

Eligible biome

Floral Meadow

Level7-21RarityCommon
  • Search: On land
  • Excluded when this matches: Near: Sempiternal Sanctums.

Before you throw a ball

Catching Metapod

If you encounter a wild Metapod, an ordinary throw outside battle requires your first non-fainted party Pokémon to be at least its level.

  1. Party order matters: the game checks the first conscious Pokémon, not the highest level anywhere in your team.
  2. With no conscious party Pokémon, this outside-battle rule allows only targets up to level 15.
  3. A guaranteed-catch ball bypasses this ordinary level check. You can also battle a wild target and use a ball during your turn.

These rules describe wild encounters. Raids and scripted encounters may use their own capture flow. Read the catching guide and blocked-throw checklist · Checked .

Base catch-rate value: 120. This is a species value, not a percentage or a promise that a particular ball will work.

Battle profile

Base stats

205 total

Type weaknesses & resistances

Damage taken by Metapod with Bug typing:

Immune to
None by typing alone

Unlisted move types deal normal (1×) damage. Both types are combined. Abilities, held items, moves, weather, Terastallization and form changes can alter the result.

Base stat values

Hp50
Attack20
Defence55
Special Attack25
Special Defence25
Speed30

Abilities

  • Shed Skin
  • Shed Skin Hidden

Training

Base experience
72
Growth
Medium Fast
EV yield
Hp: 0 · Attack: 0 · Defence: 2 · Special Attack: 0 · Special Defence: 0 · Speed: 0
Friendship
50

Progression

Evolution & forms

Follow the requirements on each arrow, then open the next Pokémon to continue the chain. Regional and alternate forms can use different rules. Compare all evolution methods.

Complete installed learnset

Moves

12 entries
Level moves (2)
Lv. 1 · HardenLv. 1 · Tackle
Tm moves (5)
Bug BiteElectrowebIron DefenseString ShotTera Blast
Tutor moves (4)
Bug BiteElectrowebIron DefenseString Shot
Legacy moves (1)
Snore

Useful extras

Drops & breeding

String

Quantity 0-2

Wepear Berry

2.5% chance

Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Maximum drops
3
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

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  "questGuides": [],
  "structureEncounters": [],
  "naturalSpawns": [
    {
      "id": "metapod-1",
      "pokemon": "metapod",
      "presets": [
        "natural",
        "foliage",
        "treetop"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "7-21",
      "weight": 2,
      "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/0011_metapod.json",
      "formProperties": [],
      "presetConditions": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "#cobblemon:natural"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "preset": "foliage",
          "condition": {
            "neededNearbyBlocks": [
              "#minecraft:leaves",
              "#c:leaves"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "preset": "treetop",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "#cobblemon:trees"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "presetAntiConditions": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "minecraft:farmland"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "presetProvenance": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
          "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_detail_presets/natural.json"
        },
        {
          "preset": "foliage",
          "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
          "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_detail_presets/foliage.json"
        },
        {
          "preset": "treetop",
          "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
          "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_detail_presets/treetop.json"
        }
      ],
      "effectiveCondition": {
        "minSkyLight": 8,
        "maxSkyLight": 15,
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_forest",
          "#cobblemon:is_plains",
          "aether:skyroot_forest",
          "aether:skyroot_woodland"
        ],
        "neededBaseBlocks": [
          "#cobblemon:natural",
          "#cobblemon:trees"
        ],
        "neededNearbyBlocks": [
          "#minecraft:leaves",
          "#c:leaves"
        ]
      },
      "effectiveAnticonditions": [
        {
          "biomes": [
            "#cobblemon:is_freezing",
            "#cobblemon:is_spooky"
          ]
        },
        {
          "neededBaseBlocks": [
            "minecraft:farmland"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "resolvedBiomes": [
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        "minecraft:flower_forest",
        "minecraft:birch_forest",
        "minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest",
        "ars_elemental:flashing_forest",
        "ars_elemental:blazing_forest",
        "ars_elemental:cascading_forest",
        "ars_elemental:flourishing_forest",
        "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:temperate_highlands",
        "terralith:yosemite_lowlands",
        "minecraft:cherry_grove",
        "terralith:alpha_islands",
        "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"
      ],
      "resolvedExcludedBiomes": [
        "minecraft:frozen_river",
        "minecraft:jagged_peaks",
        "minecraft:snowy_beach",
        "minecraft:snowy_plains",
        "minecraft:snowy_slopes",
        "minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean",
        "minecraft:frozen_ocean",
        "terralith:frozen_cliffs",
        "minecraft:frozen_peaks",
        "minecraft:ice_spikes",
        "terralith:alpine_grove",
        "terralith:cold_shrubland",
        "terralith:emerald_peaks",
        "terralith:rocky_shrubland",
        "terralith:scarlet_mountains",
        "terralith:siberian_grove",
        "terralith:siberian_taiga",
        "terralith:snowy_badlands",
        "terralith:snowy_cherry_grove",
        "terralith:snowy_maple_forest",
        "terralith:snowy_shield",
        "terralith:wintry_forest",
        "terralith:wintry_lowlands",
        "terralith:glacial_chasm",
        "terralith:gravel_desert",
        "terralith:ice_marsh",
        "terralith:cave/frostfire_caves",
        "terralith:alpha_islands_winter",
        "minecraft:grove",
        "minecraft:snowy_taiga",
        "terralith:rocky_mountains",
        "terralith:skylands_winter",
        "minecraft:dark_forest",
        "ars_elemental:vexing_caves",
        "terralith:cave/infested_caves",
        "legendarymonuments:plains_of_death"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "metapod-valencian-2",
      "pokemon": "metapod valencian",
      "presets": [
        "natural",
        "treetop"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "7-21",
      "weight": 2,
      "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/0011_metapod.json",
      "formProperties": [
        "valencian"
      ],
      "presetConditions": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "#cobblemon:natural"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "preset": "treetop",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "#cobblemon:trees"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "presetAntiConditions": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "condition": {
            "neededBaseBlocks": [
              "minecraft:farmland"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "presetProvenance": [
        {
          "preset": "natural",
          "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
          "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_detail_presets/natural.json"
        },
        {
          "preset": "treetop",
          "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
          "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_detail_presets/treetop.json"
        }
      ],
      "effectiveCondition": {
        "minSkyLight": 8,
        "maxSkyLight": 15,
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_jungle",
          "#cobblemon:is_tropical_island"
        ],
        "neededBaseBlocks": [
          "#cobblemon:natural",
          "#cobblemon:trees"
        ]
      },
      "effectiveAnticonditions": [
        {
          "neededBaseBlocks": [
            "minecraft:farmland"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "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"
      ],
      "resolvedExcludedBiomes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "metapod-valencian-3",
      "pokemon": "metapod valencian",
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "7-21",
      "weight": 1,
      "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/0011_metapod.json",
      "formProperties": [
        "valencian"
      ],
      "presetConditions": [],
      "presetAntiConditions": [],
      "presetProvenance": [],
      "effectiveCondition": {
        "biomes": [
          "the_bumblezone:floral_meadow"
        ]
      },
      "effectiveAnticonditions": [
        {
          "structures": [
            "#the_bumblezone:sempiternal_sanctums"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "resolvedBiomes": [
        "the_bumblezone:floral_meadow"
      ],
      "resolvedExcludedBiomes": []
    }
  ],
  "raids": [
    {
      "tier": "ONE",
      "type": "bug",
      "weight": 20,
      "moves": [
        "tackle",
        "bugbite"
      ],
      "source": "cobblemonraiddens-neoforge-0.11.7+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemonraiddens/raid/boss/metapod.json",
      "formProperties": [],
      "gender": null,
      "ability": null,
      "bossProperties": []
    }
  ],
  "fossils": []
}

Evolution and forms

{
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "metapod_butterfree",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "butterfree",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "gust"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 10
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "forms": []
}

Behavior and drops

{
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "drowsyChance": 0.0333,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "canWalk": false
      },
      "swim": {
        "canSwimInWater": false,
        "avoidsWater": true
      },
      "canLook": false
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9"
    },
    "combat": {
      "willFlee": false
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 3,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "minecraft:string",
        "quantityRange": "0-2"
      },
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:wepear_berry",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "labels": [
    "gen1"
  ]
}

Complete installed species record

{
  "implemented": true,
  "nationalPokedexNumber": 11,
  "name": "Metapod",
  "primaryType": "bug",
  "maleRatio": 0.5,
  "height": 7,
  "weight": 99,
  "pokedex": [
    "cobblemon.species.metapod.desc"
  ],
  "labels": [
    "gen1"
  ],
  "aspects": [],
  "abilities": [
    "shedskin",
    "h:shedskin"
  ],
  "eggGroups": [
    "bug"
  ],
  "baseStats": {
    "hp": 50,
    "attack": 20,
    "defence": 55,
    "special_attack": 25,
    "special_defence": 25,
    "speed": 30
  },
  "evYield": {
    "hp": 0,
    "attack": 0,
    "defence": 2,
    "special_attack": 0,
    "special_defence": 0,
    "speed": 0
  },
  "baseExperienceYield": 72,
  "experienceGroup": "medium_fast",
  "catchRate": 120,
  "eggCycles": 15,
  "baseFriendship": 50,
  "features": [
    "valencian"
  ],
  "baseScale": 0.8,
  "hitbox": {
    "width": 0.8,
    "height": 0.8,
    "fixed": false
  },
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "drowsyChance": 0.0333,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "canWalk": false
      },
      "swim": {
        "canSwimInWater": false,
        "avoidsWater": true
      },
      "canLook": false
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9"
    },
    "combat": {
      "willFlee": false
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 3,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "minecraft:string",
        "quantityRange": "0-2"
      },
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:wepear_berry",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "moves": [
    "1:harden",
    "1:tackle",
    "tm:bugbite",
    "tm:electroweb",
    "tm:irondefense",
    "tm:stringshot",
    "tm:terablast",
    "tutor:bugbite",
    "tutor:electroweb",
    "tutor:irondefense",
    "tutor:stringshot",
    "legacy:snore"
  ],
  "preEvolution": "caterpie",
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "metapod_butterfree",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "butterfree",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "gust"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 10
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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