Shadow Caterpie

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Moves Analysis
Shadow Caterpie CP Chart
Shadow Caterpie in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates and Power Up Costs
Pokédex information
Evolution Chart
Shadow Caterpie family
Sprites
Shadow Caterpie Pokédex entries
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Shadow Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Bug-type Pokémon, Shadow Caterpie is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves.

Shadow Caterpie's maximum Combat Power stat is 494 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Bug Bite / Struggle. Shadow Caterpie encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Shadow Caterpie is available! ✨

Shadow Caterpie Stats and Max CP

55 ATK

55 DEF

128 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

494 CP

Lvl 40

437 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

312 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

249 CP

Lvl 15 Research

187 CP

Shadow Caterpie's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Shadow Caterpie Type Chart

Shadow Caterpie takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Flying160.0%

Rock160.0%

Shadow Caterpie takes reduced damage from:

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ground62.5%

Moves Analysis

Bug Bite + Struggle

Bug Bite

Struggle

Shadow Caterpie's best moveset is Bug Bite and Struggle, with 3.21 DPS (damage per second) and 12.5 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain and Partly Cloudy weather.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bug Bite	Struggle	3.21	12.5	1.96
2.	Tackle	Struggle	2.84	11.1	1.73
3.	Bug Bite	Frustration	0.10	0	0
4.	Tackle	Frustration	0.10	0	0

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite560.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Psychic
Dark
62.5%
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 6
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 4
Energy 3

Effects
Bug Bite has no special effects.
See Bug Bite details page ↗
Tackle550.5s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 5
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 3

Effects
Tackle has no special effects.
See Tackle details page ↗

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	4
Energy	3

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	3

Charged Attacks

Struggle3502.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 35
Energy 0
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 35
Energy 100

Effects
Struggle has no special effects.
See Struggle details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	35
Energy	0
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	35
Energy	100

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Caterpie's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Caterpie's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Caterpie has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Caterpie in the meta

PvE Analysis

⚔️ Raids – Shadow Caterpie doesn't just suffer from being a base form, pure Bug type Pokémon, but it lacks any meaningful stats or a good movepool. Now, had Shadow Caterpie been given a Cowboy Hat, maybe things would have been different. Alas, it's just a little bug with red eyes, looking to get squashed by just about anything in raids.

🛡️ Gyms – Other than showing off the better Kanto starting Bug Pokémon, there's no benefit to putting Shadow Caterpie into gyms as it'll be knocked out very easily.

PvP Analysis

🧸 Little League - Shadow Caterpie maxes out at 494 CP, almost perfect for Little League. Unfortunately, that's the only thing that comes out perfectly for this bug. When your only Charged Attack options are Struggle or Frustration, you know it's going to have a bad time.

🔵 Great League - One hit knockout.

🟡 Ultra League - Disintegrated.

🟣 Master League - Obligatory "Cowboy Hat Shadow Caterpie pls".

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#10
Height	0.3 m
Weight	2.9 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Caterpie	12 Candy	Metapod
Metapod	50 Candy	Butterfree

Caterpie evolves into Metapod which costs 12 Candy.
Metapod evolves into Butterfree which costs 50 Candy.

More information

Shadow Caterpie family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Caterpie in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Gigantamax Butterfree

Shadow Caterpie

Shadow Metapod

Shadow Butterfree

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Caterpie

Purification cost	1 Candy
Purification cost	1000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Caterpie CP Chart

Shadow Caterpie's has 494 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Caterpie obtained from Raids can be encountered from 196 CP to 249 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 246 CP to 312 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Caterpie can be found in the 164 CP to 187 CP range.

Max CP	494 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	164 CP - 187 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	219 CP - 249 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	196 CP - 249 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	246 CP - 312 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Caterpie Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	6 CP	2	19 CP	3	32 CP
4	45 CP	5	59 CP	6	72 CP
7	85 CP	8	98 CP	9	111 CP
10	125 CP	11	137 CP	12	150 CP
13	162 CP	14	174 CP	15	187 CP
16	199 CP	17	212 CP	18	224 CP
19	237 CP	20	249 CP	21	262 CP
22	274 CP	23	287 CP	24	299 CP
25	312 CP	26	324 CP	27	337 CP
28	349 CP	29	362 CP	30	374 CP
31	381 CP	32	387 CP	33	393 CP
34	399 CP	35	406 CP	36	412 CP
37	418 CP	38	424 CP	39	431 CP
40	437 CP	41	442 CP	42	448 CP
43	454 CP	44	459 CP	45	465 CP
46	471 CP	47	477 CP	48	482 CP
49	488 CP	50	494 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Caterpie

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Caterpie's Bug-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Caterpie.

Bug

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Caterpie in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Caterpie, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Caterpie Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Caterpie Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Caterpie from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Caterpie in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Caterpie Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	240	2	-	240	2	-
1.5	2	240	2	-	480	4	-
2	3	240	2	-	720	6	-
2.5	4	240	2	-	960	8	-
3	5	480	2	-	1,440	10	-
3.5	6	480	2	-	1,920	12	-
4	7	480	2	-	2,400	14	-
4.5	8	480	2	-	2,880	16	-
5	9	720	2	-	3,600	18	-
5.5	10	720	2	-	4,320	20	-
6	11	720	2	-	5,040	22	-
6.5	12	720	2	-	5,760	24	-
7	13	960	2	-	6,720	26	-
7.5	14	960	2	-	7,680	28	-
8	15	960	2	-	8,640	30	-
8.5	16	960	2	-	9,600	32	-
9	17	1,200	2	-	10,800	34	-
9.5	18	1,200	2	-	12,000	36	-
10	19	1,200	2	-	13,200	38	-
10.5	20	1,200	2	-	14,400	40	-
11	21	1,560	3	-	15,960	43	-
11.5	22	1,560	3	-	17,520	46	-
12	23	1,560	3	-	19,080	49	-
12.5	24	1,560	3	-	20,640	52	-
13	25	1,920	3	-	22,560	55	-
13.5	26	1,920	3	-	24,480	58	-
14	27	1,920	3	-	26,400	61	-
14.5	28	1,920	3	-	28,320	64	-
15	29	2,280	3	-	30,600	67	-
15.5	30	2,280	3	-	32,880	70	-
16	31	2,280	3	-	35,160	73	-
16.5	32	2,280	3	-	37,440	76	-
17	33	2,640	3	-	40,080	79	-
17.5	34	2,640	3	-	42,720	82	-
18	35	2,640	3	-	45,360	85	-
18.5	36	2,640	3	-	48,000	88	-
19	37	3,000	3	-	51,000	91	-
19.5	38	3,000	3	-	54,000	94	-
20	39	3,000	3	-	57,000	97	-
20.5	40	3,000	3	-	60,000	100	-
21	41	3,600	4	-	63,600	104	-
21.5	42	3,600	4	-	67,200	108	-
22	43	3,600	4	-	70,800	112	-
22.5	44	3,600	4	-	74,400	116	-
23	45	4,200	4	-	78,600	120	-
23.5	46	4,200	4	-	82,800	124	-
24	47	4,200	4	-	87,000	128	-
24.5	48	4,200	4	-	91,200	132	-
25	49	4,800	4	-	96,000	136	-
25.5	50	4,800	4	-	100,800	140	-
26	51	4,800	5	-	105,600	145	-
26.5	52	4,800	5	-	110,400	150	-
27	53	5,400	5	-	115,800	155	-
27.5	54	5,400	5	-	121,200	160	-
28	55	5,400	5	-	126,600	165	-
28.5	56	5,400	5	-	132,000	170	-
29	57	6,000	5	-	138,000	175	-
29.5	58	6,000	5	-	144,000	180	-
30	59	6,000	5	-	150,000	185	-
30.5	60	6,000	5	-	156,000	190	-
31	61	7,200	8	-	163,200	198	-
31.5	62	7,200	8	-	170,400	206	-
32	63	7,200	8	-	177,600	214	-
32.5	64	7,200	8	-	184,800	222	-
33	65	8,400	10	-	193,200	232	-
33.5	66	8,400	10	-	201,600	242	-
34	67	8,400	10	-	210,000	252	-
34.5	68	8,400	10	-	218,400	262	-
35	69	9,600	12	-	228,000	274	-
35.5	70	9,600	12	-	237,600	286	-
36	71	9,600	12	-	247,200	298	-
36.5	72	9,600	12	-	256,800	310	-
37	73	10,800	15	-	267,600	325	-
37.5	74	10,800	15	-	278,400	340	-
38	75	10,800	15	-	289,200	355	-
38.5	76	10,800	15	-	300,000	370	-
39	77	12,000	18	-	312,000	388	-
39.5	78	12,000	18	-	324,000	406	-
40	79	12,000	-	12	336,000	406	12
40.5	80	12,000	-	12	348,000	406	24
41	81	13,200	-	12	361,200	406	36
41.5	82	13,200	-	12	374,400	406	48
42	83	13,200	-	15	387,600	406	63
42.5	84	13,200	-	15	400,800	406	78
43	85	14,400	-	15	415,200	406	93
43.5	86	14,400	-	15	429,600	406	108
44	87	14,400	-	18	444,000	406	126
44.5	88	14,400	-	18	458,400	406	144
45	89	15,600	-	18	474,000	406	162
45.5	90	15,600	-	18	489,600	406	180
46	91	15,600	-	21	505,200	406	201
46.5	92	15,600	-	21	520,800	406	222
47	93	16,800	-	21	537,600	406	243
47.5	94	16,800	-	21	554,400	406	264
48	95	16,800	-	24	571,200	406	288
48.5	96	16,800	-	24	588,000	406	312
49	97	18,000	-	24	606,000	406	336
49.5	98	18,000	-	24	624,000	406	360

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Caterpie

Shadow Caterpie high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Caterpie. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Caterpie Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	Its short feet are tipped with suction pads thatenable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
Yellow	If you touch the feeler on top of its head, it willrelease a horrible stink to protect itself.
Gold	For protection, it releases a horri ble stench fromthe antenna on its head to drive away enemies.
Silver	Its feet have suction cups designed to stickto any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage.
Crystal	It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itselfamong leaves that are the same color as its body.
Ruby, Sapphire	CATERPIE has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes.From its antenna, this POKéMON releases a terrifically strong odor.
Emerald	Its voracious appetite compels it to devour leaves bigger than itself without hesitation. It releases a terribly strong odor from its antennae.
FireRed	It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.
LeafGreen	Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.
HeartGold	For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.
SoulSilver	Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage.
X	For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.
Y	Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage.
Omega Ruby	Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. From its antenna, this Pokémon releases a terrifically strong odor.
Alpha Sapphire	Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. From its antenna, this Pokémon releases a terrifically strong odor.
Sun	When attacked by bird Pokémon, it resists by releasing a terrifically strong odor from its antennae, but it often becomes their prey.
Moon	It’s easy to catch, and it grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers.
Ultra Sun	Perhaps because it would like to grow up quickly, it has a voracious appetite, eating a hundred leaves a day.
Ultra Moon	Its body is soft and weak. In nature, its perpetual fate is to be seen by others as food.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	If you touch the feeler on top of its head, it will release a horrible stink to protect itself.
Sword	For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies.
Shield	Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

List of Shadow Caterpie costumes

A list of Shadow Caterpie costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Caterpie’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Bug-type Pokémon, Shadow Caterpie is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Caterpie in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Caterpie in Pokémon GO are Bug Bite and Struggle. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 3.213 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 12.492.

How does Shadow Caterpie perform in Raids?

Shadow Caterpie's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Caterpie rank as a Bug-type attacker?

Shadow Caterpie's performance as a Bug-type attacker is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Caterpie?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Caterpie: Mega Beedrill, Mega Pinsir, Mega Scizor, Mega Heracross, and Primal Kyogre.

What is Shadow Caterpie’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Caterpie’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 437 CP and 494 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Caterpie be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Caterpie can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Caterpie Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Caterpie cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.