Metapod
| Metapod
Caterpie (#10) - Metapod - Butterfree (#12) | |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Name (Japanese), Number | Metapod (Toranseru), 11 |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Evolves from | Caterpie |
| Evolves to | Butterfree |
| Battle¹ | |
| Hit points | 50 |
| Attack | 20 |
| Defense | 55 |
| Speed | 30 |
| Special attack² | 25 |
| Special defense² | 25 |
| Special³ | 25 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Cocoon Pokémon |
| Types | Bug |
| Height | 2'4" (0.71 m) |
| Weight | 22 lb (9.9 kg) |
| Shiny color | Comepleately red" except for the whites of its eyes. |
| Ability | Shed Skin |
| Signature Attack | Harden |
| Gender distribution | 50% male, 50% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. ² Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal ³ Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow | |
Metapod (Toranseru in Romaji Japanese) is a Stage 1 bug-type Pokémon that evolves from Caterpie at level 7 and further evolves into Butterfree at level 10. Inside its hard shell, Metapod's body is soft and vulnerable as it prepares for its further evolution; it generally remains motionless, but a hard impact may cause it to pop out of its shell.
Name origin
Metapod's name is probably a combination of "Metamorphose" and "Pod." Its Japanese name, Toranseru, is probably a pronunciation of "Trans-" and "Cell."
Availability
In Pokémon Red/Blue, Yellow and Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal, Metapod can be obtained by evolving Caterpie; alternatively, it can be found in the same locations as Caterpie. In Pokémon Sapphire/Ruby, Metapod is not available at all.
Strengths / weaknesses
Metapod is vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Rock and - in Pokémon Red/Blue - Poison, and strong against Grass, Ground and Fighting.
Anime appearance
In the Pokémon Anime, when Ash's Caterpie evolves into a Metapod, he is challenged by another trainer who also has a Metapod. Since the only attack Metapod can use is Harden, the battle turns out to be a real waste of time because the only order was to harden more than the opponent's Metapod. In the end, Misty had to break it up.
In that same episode, after a Beedrill swarm creates life-threatening situation for Ash, Metapod evolves into Butterfree to save the day.