Metapod #011¶

Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%

Base stats

HP	50
Attack	20
Defense	55
Sp. Atk	25
Sp. Def	25
Speed	30
Total	205

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

Area	Time	Location	Levels	Rarity
Forest and flower forest, Dark forest, Birch forest biomes, Cherry grove, flower forest, and sunflower plains, Jungle biomes	Dawn, Morning	Land and grass blocks, Treetops	7 to 10	130.0

Times follow Minecraft ticks; morning is ticks 0 to 6,000, day 0 to 12,000, night 13,000 to 23,000.

Rarity is the spawn weight among all Pokemon that pass conditions in that biome at that moment.

Wild odds: shiny 1 in 8,000 (event and donor boosts apply), ghost palette 1 in 80,000 (boosted at night and in graveyards). Type zone odds: shiny 1 in 15,000, ghost 1 in 80,000, Zone Boss tier 1 in 250.

Other encounter methods

Also encountered by: Headbutt on trees, Sweet Scent lure.

Catching Type Zones (Skill World)

Zone	Weight	Levels
Bug Bug Type Zone	0.25	From level 7, scales with your Catching level (cap 55)

Story region encounters

Alola (10 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Lush Jungle 1	3% of walk encounters	19
Lush Jungle 2	3% of walk encounters	19
Lush Jungle 3	3% of walk encounters	19
Melemele Meadow	7% of walk encounters	9
Route 5 1	9% of walk encounters	19
Route 5 2	9% of walk encounters	19
Route 5 3	9% of walk encounters	19
Route 5 4	9% of walk encounters	19
Route 5 5	9% of walk encounters	19
Route 5 6	9% of walk encounters	19

Johto (2 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Ilex Forest	5% of walk encounters	10
National Park	5% of walk encounters	16

Kalos (1 area)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Santalune Forest 1	4% of walk encounters	4

Kanto (3 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 24	1% of walk encounters	12
Route 25	1% of walk encounters	12
Viridian Forest	4.90196% of walk encounters	7

Other appearances

Evolution: evolve a Caterpie at level 7 (learns Harden on evolution).
Outbreaks: eligible for public outbreaks in its spawn biomes, and for personal outbreaks started with Poke Dust in /pokebuilder.
Hunts: can be rolled as a target on the /hunts board.
PokePacks: part of the Pikachu Pack pool.
Plushies: has a collectible plushie in the Plushie Dex (region boxes, generations 1 to 5).
Trainers: appears on NPC trainer teams.
WonderTrade and the Grand Exchange: player-traded specimens circulate regularly.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
String	100%	1 to 2
Cornflower	50%	1
Shed Shell	10%	1

Poke Dust: defeating or catching one grants 2 Bug Dust. Battle combos give up to a 100% chance to double defeat drops. Dungeon Bosses, Pixelmon Bosses, raid Pokemon, and Boss Zone spawns drop no dust.

Wild held items: None

Breeding and leveling

Egg groups: Bug. Egg cycles: 11. Experience group: Medium Fast.

Breed two compatible Pokemon from the Bug egg group (or use a Ditto). Eggs hatch into Caterpie. Egg moves are listed in the breeding move table below.

Read the full breeding guide

Moves

By level

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Harden	Normal	Status	-	-	30

By TR (1 moves)

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	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-	15

By transfer (1 moves)

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15

Shadow Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	100

Base stats

HP	50
Attack	22
Defense	55
Sp. Atk	27
Sp. Def	25
Speed	30
Total	209

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

Shadow moves used by Shadow Pokemon have their own effectiveness rules against normal Pokemon.

How to obtain

Shadow Pokemon do not spawn in the wild. Ways to get a Shadow Metapod:

Cloning Machine: any owned Metapod (except Mew and Ditto species-wide) can be made Shadow, with success up to 99% when the machine is boosted with netherite blocks.

Random shadow encounters: trial chamber vaults have a 15% chance (30% for ominous vaults) to release a catchable wild Shadow Pokemon of a random species at levels 60 to 80, and village trainers under a Bad Omen have a 30% chance to carry a snaggable Shadow Pokemon.

Shadow Pokemon use only shadow moves until purified at the purification shrine or with a Time Flute. Purifying returns this form to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Shadow Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Shadow Shell	Mystery	Status	-	-	100
1	Shadow Shed	Mystery	Status	-	100%	100
1	Shadow Squeeze	Mystery	Physical	30	100%	100
1	Shadow Mist	Mystery	Status	-	100%	100

Shadow Pokemon use only their Shadow Moves until purified. TMs and TRs cannot be used on them.

Corrupt Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	120

Base stats

HP	50
Attack	23
Defense	55
Sp. Atk	29
Sp. Def	25
Speed	35
Total	217

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Shadow Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 60% success). A failed attempt resets the Pokemon back to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Void Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	150

Base stats

HP	63
Attack	25
Defense	69
Sp. Atk	31
Sp. Def	31
Speed	38
Total	257

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Corrupt Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 36% success). A failed attempt drops the Pokemon back to Shadow.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Abyss Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	200

Base stats

HP	75
Attack	30
Defense	83
Sp. Atk	38
Sp. Def	38
Speed	45
Total	309

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Void Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 18% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Eternal Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	400

Base stats

HP	100
Attack	40
Defense	110
Sp. Atk	50
Sp. Def	50
Speed	60
Total	410

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Abyss Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 12% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Infinity Metapod

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Shed Skin
Catch rate	120
EV yield	2 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	11
Experience group	Medium Fast
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	1000

Base stats

HP	150
Attack	60
Defense	165
Sp. Atk	75
Sp. Def	75
Speed	90
Total	615

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Eternal Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 3% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier, with a 1 in 1,000 chance the Pokemon is lost entirely.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Autumn	Seasonal event palette.
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Pink	Custom palette, obtainable in the Pink style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.
	Spirit	Spirit palette, a rare special appearance.
	Valencian	Custom Texture Key palette.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.