Metapod

Bug

Metapod is a Bug-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 509 in Pokémon GO. Metapod's best moveset is Tackle and Struggle. It is weather boosted by Rain weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Metapod is available in Pokémon GO.

Metapod is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, and Ground-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	509 CP
Attack	45 ATK
Defense	80 DEF
Stamina	137 STA
Weather Boost	Rain
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	1 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#11
Height	0.7 m
Weight	9.9 kg
Region	Kanto Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Metapod type chart

Takes increased damage

Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Metapod's best moves and movesets

Metapod's best moveset is Tackle and Struggle, with 2.42 DPS (damage per second) and 24.2 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy weather.

Best Metapod moves

Tackle

Struggle

DPS2.42

TDO24.21

Score2.7

Weather Boost

If you are unable to get Metapod with its best moveset, we recommend to use Bug Bite/Struggle. You will lose around 2.8% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Metapod's strongest moveset (Tackle/Struggle).

Metapod moves comparison

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

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle	Struggle	2.42	24.2	2.7
2.	Bug Bite	Struggle	2.35	23.5	2.6

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 3
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	3
Energy	3

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

Damage	3
Energy	3

Charged Moves

Struggle3502.2s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 35
Energy 0
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.2s
Damage window 1.2s - 2.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 35
Energy 100

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

Damage	35
Energy	0
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.0s

Damage	35
Energy	100

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 Metapod has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Metapod Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Metapod's has 509 max CP (at Level 50). A Metapod obtained from Raids can be encountered from 225 CP to 257 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 282 CP to 321 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Metapod can be found in the 169 CP to 193 CP range.

Max CP	509 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	169 CP - 193 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	225 CP - 257 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	225 CP - 257 CP
Raids	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Rain	282 CP - 321 CP
RaidsWeather Boost Rain	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 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.

Metapod Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

LVL	CP	LVL	CP	LVL	CP
1	6 CP	2	19 CP	3	33 CP
4	47 CP	5	60 CP	6	74 CP
7	87 CP	8	101 CP	9	115 CP
10	128 CP	11	141 CP	12	154 CP
13	167 CP	14	180 CP	15	193 CP
16	205 CP	17	218 CP	18	231 CP
19	244 CP	20	257 CP	21	270 CP
22	283 CP	23	295 CP	24	308 CP
25	321 CP	26	334 CP	27	347 CP
28	360 CP	29	373 CP	30	386 CP
31	392 CP	32	398 CP	33	405 CP
34	411 CP	35	418 CP	36	424 CP
37	431 CP	38	437 CP	39	443 CP
40	450 CP	41	456 CP	42	461 CP
43	467 CP	44	473 CP	45	479 CP
46	485 CP	47	491 CP	48	497 CP
49	503 CP	50	509 CP

Metapod 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.

Regular and Shiny Metapod

Mega Pokémon that boost Metapod

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

Mega Beedrill

Mega Pinsir

Mega Scizor

Mega Heracross

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 and Groudon

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Metapod Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Metapod in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
No Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
Razz Berry	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Metapod, 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

Metapod family

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

Caterpie

Metapod

Butterfree

List of Metapod costumes

A list of Metapod costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Metapod high resolution sprites

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

Wallpaper

Metapod Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	This POKéMON is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.
Yellow	Hardens its shell to protect itself. However, a large impact may cause it to pop out of its shell.
Gold	Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it pre pares to evolve. It stays motion less in the shell.
Silver	It prepares for evolution by har dening its shell as much as possi ble 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.
Ruby, Sapphire	The shell covering this POKéMON’s body is as hard as an iron slab. METAPOD does not move very much. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell.
Emerald	Its shell is as hard as an iron slab. A METAPOD does not move very much because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the shell.
FireRed	Even though it is encased in a sturdy shell, the body inside is tender. It can’t withstand a harsh attack.
LeafGreen	This POKéMON is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
HeartGold	Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell.
SoulSilver	It prepares for evolution by hardening its shell as much as possible to protect its soft body.
X	A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
Y	This Pokémon is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.
Omega Ruby	The shell covering this Pokémon’s body is as hard as an iron slab. Metapod does not move very much. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell.
Alpha Sapphire	The shell covering this Pokémon’s body is as hard as an iron slab. Metapod does not move very much. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell.
Sun	Its shell is filled with its soft innards. It doesn’t move much because of the risk it might carelessly spill its innards out.
Moon	Its shell is hard, but it’s still just a bug shell. It’s been known to break, so intense battles with it should be avoided.
Ultra Sun	Its shell is filled with a thick liquid. All of the cells throughout its body are being rebuilt in preparation for evolution.
Ultra Moon	Its hard shell doesn’t crack a bit even if Pikipek pecks at it, but it will tip over, spilling out its insides.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	Hardens its shell to protect itself. However, a large impact may cause it to pop out of its shell.
Sword	It is waiting for the moment to evolve. At this stage, it can only harden, so it remains motionless to avoid attack.
Shield	Even though it is encased in a sturdy shell, the body inside is tender. It can’t withstand a harsh attack.