#010 CaterpieAll 251 Pokémon#012 Butterfree
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#011 Metapod
Bug
- SpeciesCocoon Pokémon
- Japanese nameTransel
- PronunciationMET-UH-POD
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight22.0 lb 9.90 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from METAMORPHOSIS (to change) and POD (cocoon).
Evolution
- CaterpieLevel 7
MetapodLevel 10Butterfree
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | This POKEMON is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Hardens it’s shell to protect itself. However, a large impact may cause it to pop out of it’s shell. |
| Stadium | When it hardens, only the external shell is transformed. The inside remains tender. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in its shell. |
| Silver | It prepares for evolution by hardening its shell as much as possible to protect its soft body. |
| Crystal | This is its pre-evolved form. At this stage, it can only harden, so it remains motionless to avoid attack. |
Where to find Metapod
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Viridian Forest, Routes 24, 25 | NA | Many/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Yellow | Viridian Forest | NA | Many/Evolve |
| Gold | Ilex Forest, National Park, Routes 2, 30, 31, Johto region (Headbutt) | Any | Many/Evolve |
| Silver | National Park | Any | Event/Evolve |
| Crystal | Ilex Forest, National Park, Routes 24, 25, Johto region (Headbutt) | Any | Many/Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Gold | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.5
- PoisonG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 2
- Ground×0.5
- ×2
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 4 : 3 (133%).
- This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, because in RBY it has a weakness to POISON.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceNormal
- FightingBad
- PoisonG/S/C BadR/B/Y Good
- GroundNormal
- Bad
- PsychicGood
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostBad
- DragonNormal
- DarkGood
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | * | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| * | * | Start | String Shot | Bug | Status |
| 7 | Start | Start | Harden | Normal | Status |
| * A Metapod that evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If caught in wild, it will not know these moves. | * A Metapod that evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If caught in wild, it will not know these moves. | * A Metapod that evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If caught in wild, it will not know these moves. | * A Metapod that evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If caught in wild, it will not know these moves. | * A Metapod that evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If caught in wild, it will not know these moves. | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
None.
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% | 29/4230.85% |
| Attack | 20 | 108-138 | 47/492.87% | 43/452.28% |
| Defense | 55 | 178-208 | 34/5532.66% | 29/4430.85% |
| Speed | 30 | 128-158 | 43/478.88% | 39/426.68% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 25 | 118-148 | 43/466.08% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 25 | 118-148 | 40/415.48% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 25 | 118-148 | — | 28/295.48% |
| Total | 205 G/S/C 180 R/B/Y |
923-1103 805-955 |
84/872.28% | 64/652.28% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library