
Its four tiny feet are tipped with suction cups, permitting this Pokémon to scale most surfaces with minimal effort.Ĭaterpie is easy to capture and grows quickly, making it ideal for new Trainers.Īs Caterpie grow and develop over time, it will shed its skin many times before finally cocooning itself in thick silk. Despite these features and its camouflage in green foliage, Caterpie is often preyed upon by Flying-type Pokémon. Its most notable characteristic is the bright red antenna ( osmeterium) on its head, which releases a stench to repel predators. There are yellow ring-shaped markings down the sides of its segmented body, which resemble its eyes and are meant to scare off predators.


It evolves into Metapod starting at level 7, which evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10.
