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There is no entry fee for the Bug-Catching Contest. Anyone may enter once per day, every [[Days of the week|Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday]].
There is no entry fee for the Bug-Catching Contest. Anyone may enter once per day, every [[Days of the week|Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday]].


To compete, Trainers must {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} the single best {{type|Bug}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} they can find. To do this, Trainers are given twenty {{ball|Sport}}s (similar to Safari Balls; called "Park Balls" in Generation II), and they are only allowed to use a single Pokémon from their party. The rest of a Trainer's Pokémon and all of their items remain with the contest officials until the competition is over.
To compete, Trainers must {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} the single best {{type|Bug}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} they can find. To do this, Trainers are given twenty [[Sport Ball]]s (similar to Safari Balls; called "Park Balls" in Generation II), and they are only allowed to use a single Pokémon from their party. The rest of a Trainer's Pokémon and all of their items remain with the contest officials until the competition is over.


Any Pokémon caught will be recorded in the [[Pokédex]], but only one Pokémon can be kept to be judged. The Pokémon that is judged may be kept after the competition.
Any Pokémon caught will be recorded in the [[Pokédex]], but only one Pokémon can be kept to be judged. The Pokémon that is judged may be kept after the competition.


The competition ends when all the Sport Balls are used, the Trainer [[black out|blacks out]], the Trainer leaves the park, or 20 minutes have passed. After that, the judging will occur, in which Trainers are scored on their skills of capturing rare and powerful Pokémon.
The competition ends when all the Sport Balls are used, the Trainer [[black out|blacks out]], the Trainer leaves the park, the Trainer chooses to quit the competition from the menu, or 20 minutes have passed. After that, the judging will occur, in which Trainers are scored on their skills of capturing rare and powerful Pokémon.


===Pokémon available===
===Pokémon available===
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{{Catch/footer|land}}
{{Catch/footer|land}}


* Scyther, Pinsir and one family of {{type|Bug}}s (Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Silver|s}}, Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold|s}}) can only be caught during the Bug-Catching contest. All the others can be caught in the wild outside the contest.
* Scyther, Pinsir, and one family of {{type|Bug}} Pokémon (Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Silver|s}}, Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold|s}}) can only be caught during the Bug-Catching Contest. All the others can be caught in the wild outside the contest.


====[[Generation IV]]====
====[[Generation IV]]====
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{{Catch/entryhs|268|Cascoon|yes|yes|Grass|24-36|all=10%{{dotw|Sa}}|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|268|Cascoon|yes|yes|Grass|24-36|all=10%{{dotw|Sa}}|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|269|Dustox|yes|yes|Grass|25-32|all=5%{{dotw|Th}}|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|269|Dustox|yes|yes|Grass|25-32|all=5%{{dotw|Th}}|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|290|Nincada|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=20%|type1=Bug|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/entryhs|313|Volbeat|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=10%{{dotw|Th}}|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|313|Volbeat|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=10%{{dotw|Th}}|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|314|Illumise|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=10%{{dotw|Sa}}|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|314|Illumise|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=10%{{dotw|Sa}}|type1=Bug}}
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{{Catch/entryhs|402|Kricketune|yes|yes|Grass|27-30|all=10%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|402|Kricketune|yes|yes|Grass|27-30|all=10%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|415|Combee|yes|yes|Grass|27-34|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|415|Combee|yes|yes|Grass|27-34|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|290|Nincada|yes|yes|Grass|26-36|all=20%|type1=Bug|type2=Ground}}
{{Catch/footer|land}}
{{Catch/footer|land}}


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The score earned for a given Pokémon in [[Generation II]] is the sum of the following:
The score earned for a given Pokémon in [[Generation II]] is the sum of the following:
* 4 times the max HP of the Pokémon
* 4 times the max HP of the Pokémon
* The stats of the Pokémon
* The sum of the Pokémon's other [[statistic|stats]]
* 16 points if the Defense IV is odd, 0 otherwise
* Up to 29 points based on the Pokémon's [[individual values]]:
* 8 points if the Attack IV is odd, 0 otherwise
** 16 points if half of the Defense IV (rounded down) results in an odd number, 0 otherwise
* 4 points if the Special IV is odd, 0 otherwise
** 8 points if half of the Attack IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
* 1 point if the Speed IV is odd, 0 otherwise
** 4 points if half of the Special IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
** 1 point if half of the Speed IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
* 1/8 of the current HP of the Pokémon, rounded down
* 1/8 of the current HP of the Pokémon, rounded down
* 1 point if the Pokémon is holding an item, 0 otherwise
* 1 point if the Pokémon is holding an item, 0 otherwise
Other factors, such as {{shiny|Shininess}}, do not affect the outcome.


====Generation IV====
====Generation IV====
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* The Pokémon's {{stat|HP}} relative to its maximum, as a percentage
* The Pokémon's {{stat|HP}} relative to its maximum, as a percentage
* A rarity factor, either 60 ({{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Kakuna}}, {{p|Wurmple}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, {{p|Cascoon}}, or {{p|Kricketot}}), 80 (all Pokémon not mentioned), or 100 ({{p|Scyther}} or {{p|Pinsir}})
* A rarity factor, either 60 ({{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Kakuna}}, {{p|Wurmple}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, {{p|Cascoon}}, or {{p|Kricketot}}), 80 (all Pokémon not mentioned), or 100 ({{p|Scyther}} or {{p|Pinsir}})
Other factors, such as {{shiny|Shininess}}, do not affect the outcome.


===Competitors===
===Competitors===
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*{{tc|School Kid|Schoolboy}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/School Kid{{sup/4|HGSS}} Kipp
*{{tc|School Kid|Schoolboy}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/School Kid{{sup/4|HGSS}} Kipp
*{{tc|Picnicker}} Cindy
*{{tc|Picnicker}} Cindy
====Scores====
=====Generation II=====
In the [[Generation II]] games, each NPC contestant has three possible base scores. Five of the ten NPCs are randomly chosen to appear in the contest, and each of them randomly receives one of their three base scores, plus a random bonus of up to 7 points.
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; margin:auto; background: #{{bug color}}; border: 3px solid #{{bug color dark}}" cellpadding="2px"
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Contestant
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Score
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Bug Catcher}} Don
| {{MSP|014|Kakuna}} {{p|Kakuna}}
| 300
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| 285
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| 226
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Bug Catcher}} Ed
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 286
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 251
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| 237
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Ace Trainer|Cooltrainer}} Nick
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| 357
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 349
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
| 368
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Pokéfan}} William
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
| 332
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 324
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| 321
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Bug Catcher}} Benny
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 318
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|013|Weedle}} {{p|Weedle}}
| 295
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| 285
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Camper}} Barry
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
| 366
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| 329
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|014|Kakuna}} {{p|Kakuna}}
| 314
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Picnicker}} Cindy
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 341
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| 301
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| 264
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Bug Catcher}} Josh
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| 326
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| 292
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| 282
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Youngster}} Samuel
| {{MSP|013|Weedle}} {{p|Weedle}}
| 270
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
| 282
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| 251
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan=3 | {{tc|Schoolboy}} Kipp
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| 267
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|046|Paras}} {{p|Paras}}
| 254
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{MSP|014|Kakuna}} {{p|Kakuna}}
| 259
|}


===Prizes===
===Prizes===
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{gold color light}}" rowspan=2 | 1st
| style="background:#{{gold color light}}" rowspan=2 | 1st
| colspan=3 rowspan=2 | {{Bag|Sun Stone}} {{evostone|Sun Stone}}
| colspan=3 rowspan=2 | {{bag2|Sun Stone}}
| colspan=2 | {{Bag|Sun Stone}} {{evostone|Sun Stone}}<br/>(pre-National Pokédex)
| colspan=2 | {{bag2|Sun Stone}}<br/>(pre-National Pokédex)
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| colspan=2 | {{Bag|Fire Stone}}{{Bag|Water Stone}}{{Bag|Thunder Stone}}{{Bag|Leaf Stone}}{{Bag|Moon Stone}}<br/>{{Bag|Sun Stone}}{{Bag|Shiny Stone}}{{Bag|Dusk Stone}}{{Bag|Dawn Stone}}{{Bag|Oval Stone}}<br/>Random [[Evolutionary stone]]<br/>(post-National Pokédex)
| colspan=2 | {{bag3|Fire Stone}}{{bag3|Water Stone}}[[File:Bag Thunder Stone Sprite.png|link=Thunder Stone|Thunderstone]]{{bag3|Leaf Stone}}{{bag3|Moon Stone}}<br/>{{bag3|Sun Stone}}{{bag3|Shiny Stone}}{{bag3|Dusk Stone}}{{bag3|Dawn Stone}}{{bag3|Oval Stone}}<br/>Random [[Evolutionary stone]]<br/>(post-National Pokédex)
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | 2nd
| style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | 2nd
| colspan=3 | {{Bag|Everstone}} {{DL|Evolutionary stone|Everstone}}
| colspan=3 | {{bag2|Everstone}}
| colspan=2 | {{Bag|Everstone}} {{DL|Evolutionary stone|Everstone}}
| colspan=2 | {{bag2|Everstone}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#{{bronze color light}}" | 3rd
| style="background:#{{bronze color light}}" | 3rd
| colspan=3 | {{DL|Berry (Generation II)|Gold Berry}}
| colspan=3 | [[Gold Berry]]
| colspan=2 | {{Bag|Sitrus Berry}} [[Sitrus Berry]]
| colspan=2 | {{bag2|Sitrus Berry}}
|-
|-
| style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Consolation<br/>Prize
| style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Consolation<br/>Prize
| colspan=3 style="background:#fff" | {{DL|Berry (Generation II)|Berry}}
| colspan=3 style="background:#fff" | {{i|Berry}}
| colspan=2 style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{Bag|Shed Shell}} {{DL|In-battle effect item|Shed Shell}}
| colspan=2 style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{bag2|Shed Shell}}
|}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Bug-Catching Contest anime.png|thumb|right|180px|The Bug-Catching Contest audience in the anime]]
[[File:Bug-Catching Contest anime.png|thumb|250px|The Bug-Catching Contest audience in the anime]]
In ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', {{Ash}} and {{an|Casey}} competed in the Bug-Catching Contest. During the competition, Casey caught a {{p|Weedle}}, and her {{TP|Casey|Chikorita|Meganium}} evolved into a {{p|Bayleef}}. Ash won the competition with a {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}, earning himself a {{evostone|Sun Stone}}. After the competition, he gave the Beedrill to Casey since she loves Pokémon with yellow and black stripes.
In ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', {{Ash}} and {{an|Casey}} competed in the Bug-Catching Contest. During the competition, Casey caught a {{p|Weedle}}, and her {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}} evolved into a {{p|Bayleef}}. Ash won the competition with a {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}, earning himself a [[Sun Stone]]. After the competition, he gave the Beedrill to Casey, being aware of her love for Pokémon with yellow and black stripes.


In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the Contest can be followed from a giant screen outside of the park. It also has several other notable differences from the games.
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the Contest can be followed from a giant screen outside of the park. It also has several other notable differences from the games.
* Only the winner is allowed to keep the Pokémon they caught.
* Only the winner is allowed to keep the Pokémon they caught.
* The winner gets a predetermined kind of evolutionary stone (Sun Stone in Ash's case), unlike the random ones obtained in the games.
* No consolation prize is available, neither are there any sort of rewards for anybody other than the champion, whereas such prizes can be earned in the games.
* No consolation prize is available, neither are there any sort of rewards for anybody other than the champion, whereas such prizes can be earned in the games.
* The contest implements strict age-limits: only children under 16 are allowed to participate.
* The contest implements strict age-limits: only children under 16 are allowed to participate.
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* It is possible to catch the otherwise version-exclusive Pokémon {{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Metapod}}, and {{p|Butterfree}} in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver|s}} and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon SoulSilver|s}}, and {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Kakuna}} and {{p|Beedrill}} in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold|s}} and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon HeartGold|s}} through the Bug-Catching Contest.
* It is possible to catch the otherwise version-exclusive Pokémon {{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Metapod}}, and {{p|Butterfree}} in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver|s}} and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon SoulSilver|s}}, and {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Kakuna}} and {{p|Beedrill}} in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold|s}} and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon HeartGold|s}} through the Bug-Catching Contest.
* After the player obtains the [[National Pokédex]] and enters the contest on Thursdays and Saturdays, some of the other competitors may be announced as having caught a Pokémon in the Caterpie or Weedle lines, despite those Pokémon not being available to the player on those days.
* After the player obtains the [[National Pokédex]] and enters the contest on Thursdays and Saturdays, some of the other competitors may be announced as having caught a Pokémon in the Caterpie or Weedle lines, despite those Pokémon not being available to the player on those days.
* If at the end of the contest the player has a full party and their newly captured Pokémon is sent to the PC, it is referred to as "Bill's PC" (instead of "Someone's PC") even if the player has not yet met Bill.
* In [[Generation IV]], if at the end of the contest the player has a full party and their newly captured Pokémon is sent to the PC, it is referred to as "Bill's PC" (instead of "Someone's PC") even if the player has not yet met [[Bill]].


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{Bug color}}|bordercolor={{Bug color dark}}
{{langtable|color={{Bug color}}|bordercolor={{Bug color dark}}
|zh=捕虫大会
|zh_yue=捕蟲大賽 ''{{tt|Bouhchùhng Daaihchoi|Bug-Catching Contest}}''
|zh_cmn=捕蟲大賽 / 捕虫大赛 ''{{tt|Bǔchóng Dàsài|Bug-Catching Contest}}''
|fr=Concours de Capture d'insecte
|fr=Concours de Capture d'insecte
|fi=Ötökkä-Pokémonien pyydystyskilpailu
|fi=Ötökkä-Pokémonien pyydystyskilpailu
|de=Käferturnier
|it=Gara Pigliamosche
|it=Gara Pigliamosche
|pl=Konkurs Łapanie Pokémonów Robaków
|ko=곤충채집 대회 ''Gonchungchaejip Daehoe''
|pl=Zawody w Łapaniu Pokémonów Robaków
|es=Concurso de Captura de Bichos
|sv=Fånga Kryp-Pokémontävlingen
|sv=Fånga Kryp-Pokémontävlingen
|vi=Đại hội bắt côn trùng
}}
}}


==References==
[[Category:Johto competitions]]
*[http://www.psypokes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=21891 Psypoke] - Pokémon Catch Rates
 
[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]
[[Category:Pokémon Gold and Silver]]
[[Category:Pokémon Gold and Silver]]
[[Category:Pokémon Crystal]]
[[Category:Pokémon Crystal]]
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[[it:Gara Pigliamosche]]
[[it:Gara Pigliamosche]]
[[ja:むしとりたいかい]]
[[ja:むしとりたいかい]]
[[pl:Konkurs Łapanie Pokémonów Robaków]]
[[zh:捕虫大赛]]
[[zh:捕虫大会]]

Revision as of 21:16, 9 June 2019

Bug-Catching Contest judging in Generation IV

The Bug-Catching Contest (Japanese: むしとりたいかい Bug-Catching Contest) is a competition held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in Johto's National Park. The Bug-Catching Contest was introduced in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and makes a return in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

Rules

There is no entry fee for the Bug-Catching Contest. Anyone may enter once per day, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

To compete, Trainers must catch the single best Bug-type Pokémon they can find. To do this, Trainers are given twenty Sport Balls (similar to Safari Balls; called "Park Balls" in Generation II), and they are only allowed to use a single Pokémon from their party. The rest of a Trainer's Pokémon and all of their items remain with the contest officials until the competition is over.

Any Pokémon caught will be recorded in the Pokédex, but only one Pokémon can be kept to be judged. The Pokémon that is judged may be kept after the competition.

The competition ends when all the Sport Balls are used, the Trainer blacks out, the Trainer leaves the park, the Trainer chooses to quit the competition from the menu, or 20 minutes have passed. After that, the judging will occur, in which Trainers are scored on their skills of capturing rare and powerful Pokémon.

Pokémon available

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Grass Grass
7-18 20%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Grass Grass
9-18 10%
Butterfree Butterfree
G S C
Grass Grass
12-15 5%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Grass Grass
7-18 20%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Grass Grass
9-18 10%
Beedrill Beedrill
G S C
Grass Grass
12-15 5%
Paras Paras
G S C
Grass Grass
10-17 10%
Venonat Venonat
G S C
Grass Grass
10-16 10%
Scyther Scyther
G S C
Grass Grass
13-14 5%
Pinsir Pinsir
G S C
Grass Grass
13-14 5%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


  • Scyther, Pinsir, and one family of Bug-type Pokémon (Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree in Silver, Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill in Gold) can only be caught during the Bug-Catching Contest. All the others can be caught in the wild outside the contest.

Generation IV

Pre-National Pokédex

These Pokémon are available in Contests held every day pre-National Pokédex, and on Tuesdays post-National Pokédex (denoted by the levels indicated in the parentheses).

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Caterpie Caterpie
HG SS
Grass Grass
7-18
(24-36)
20%
Metapod Metapod
HG SS
Grass Grass
9-18
(26-36)
10%
Butterfree Butterfree
HG SS
Grass Grass
12-15
(27-30)
5%
Weedle Weedle
HG SS
Grass Grass
7-18
(24-36)
20%
Kakuna Kakuna
HG SS
Grass Grass
9-18
(26-36)
10%
Beedrill Beedrill
HG SS
Grass Grass
12-15
(27-30)
5%
Paras Paras
HG SS
Grass Grass
10-17
(27-34)
10%
Venonat Venonat
HG SS
Grass Grass
10-16
(25-32)
10%
Scyther Scyther
HG SS
Grass Grass
13-14
(27-28)
5%
Pinsir Pinsir
HG SS
Grass Grass
13-14
(27-28)
5%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Post-National Pokédex

These Pokémon are only available in Contests held on Thursday and Saturday post-National Pokédex.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Scyther Scyther
HG SS
Grass Grass
27-28 5%
Pinsir Pinsir
HG SS
Grass Grass
27-28 5%
Wurmple Wurmple
HG SS
Grass Grass
24-36 20%
Silcoon Silcoon
HG SS
Grass Grass
24-36 10%Th
Beautifly Beautifly
HG SS
Grass Grass
25-32 5%Sa
Cascoon Cascoon
HG SS
Grass Grass
24-36 10%Sa
Dustox Dustox
HG SS
Grass Grass
25-32 5%Th
Nincada Nincada
HG SS
Grass Grass
26-36 20%
Volbeat Volbeat
HG SS
Grass Grass
26-36 10%Th
Illumise Illumise
HG SS
Grass Grass
26-36 10%Sa
Kricketot Kricketot
HG SS
Grass Grass
27-30 10%
Kricketune Kricketune
HG SS
Grass Grass
27-30 10%
Combee Combee
HG SS
Grass Grass
27-34 5%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Scoring

Generation II

The score earned for a given Pokémon in Generation II is the sum of the following:

  • 4 times the max HP of the Pokémon
  • The sum of the Pokémon's other stats
  • Up to 29 points based on the Pokémon's individual values:
    • 16 points if half of the Defense IV (rounded down) results in an odd number, 0 otherwise
    • 8 points if half of the Attack IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
    • 4 points if half of the Special IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
    • 1 point if half of the Speed IV (rounded down) is odd, 0 otherwise
  • 1/8 of the current HP of the Pokémon, rounded down
  • 1 point if the Pokémon is holding an item, 0 otherwise

Generation IV

The score earned for a given Pokémon in Generation IV is the sum of the following:

  • The level of the Pokémon relative to the maximum that can be found in the contest (e.g. before the National Pokédex, the maximum value for Paras would be 17, but after the National Pokédex, this would be 34), as a percentage
  • The Pokémon's IVs relative to the maximum (186), as a percentage
  • The Pokémon's HP relative to its maximum, as a percentage
  • A rarity factor, either 60 (Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, or Kricketot), 80 (all Pokémon not mentioned), or 100 (Scyther or Pinsir)

Competitors

These are the competitors found in the Contest.

Scores

Generation II

In the Generation II games, each NPC contestant has three possible base scores. Five of the ten NPCs are randomly chosen to appear in the contest, and each of them randomly receives one of their three base scores, plus a random bonus of up to 7 points.

Contestant Pokémon Score
Bug Catcher Don Kakuna Kakuna 300
Metapod Metapod 285
Caterpie Caterpie 226
Bug Catcher Ed Butterfree Butterfree 286
Butterfree Butterfree 251
Caterpie Caterpie 237
Cooltrainer Nick Scyther Scyther 357
Butterfree Butterfree 349
Pinsir Pinsir 368
Pokéfan William Pinsir Pinsir 332
Butterfree Butterfree 324
Venonat Venonat 321
Bug Catcher Benny Butterfree Butterfree 318
Weedle Weedle 295
Caterpie Caterpie 285
Camper Barry Pinsir Pinsir 366
Venonat Venonat 329
Kakuna Kakuna 314
Picnicker Cindy Butterfree Butterfree 341
Metapod Metapod 301
Caterpie Caterpie 264
Bug Catcher Josh Scyther Scyther 326
Butterfree Butterfree 292
Metapod Metapod 282
Youngster Samuel Weedle Weedle 270
Pinsir Pinsir 282
Caterpie Caterpie 251
Schoolboy Kipp Venonat Venonat 267
Paras Paras 254
Kakuna Kakuna 259

Prizes

Place Version
Gold Silver Crystal HeartGold SoulSilver
1st Sun Stone Sun Stone Sun Stone Sun Stone
(pre-National Pokédex)
Fire StoneWater StoneThunderstoneLeaf StoneMoon Stone
Sun StoneShiny StoneDusk StoneDawn StoneOval Stone
Random Evolutionary stone
(post-National Pokédex)
2nd Everstone Everstone Everstone Everstone
3rd Gold Berry Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
Consolation
Prize
Berry Shed Shell Shed Shell

In the anime

The Bug-Catching Contest audience in the anime

In The Bug Stops Here, Ash and Casey competed in the Bug-Catching Contest. During the competition, Casey caught a Weedle, and her Chikorita evolved into a Bayleef. Ash won the competition with a Beedrill, earning himself a Sun Stone. After the competition, he gave the Beedrill to Casey, being aware of her love for Pokémon with yellow and black stripes.

In the anime, the Contest can be followed from a giant screen outside of the park. It also has several other notable differences from the games.

  • Only the winner is allowed to keep the Pokémon they caught.
  • No consolation prize is available, neither are there any sort of rewards for anybody other than the champion, whereas such prizes can be earned in the games.
  • The contest implements strict age-limits: only children under 16 are allowed to participate.


Trivia

  • The music used during the contest is a remix of the Kanto-based games' Bicycle music.
  • It is possible to catch the otherwise version-exclusive Pokémon Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree in Pokémon Silver and Pokémon SoulSilver, and Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon HeartGold through the Bug-Catching Contest.
  • After the player obtains the National Pokédex and enters the contest on Thursdays and Saturdays, some of the other competitors may be announced as having caught a Pokémon in the Caterpie or Weedle lines, despite those Pokémon not being available to the player on those days.
  • In Generation IV, if at the end of the contest the player has a full party and their newly captured Pokémon is sent to the PC, it is referred to as "Bill's PC" (instead of "Someone's PC") even if the player has not yet met Bill.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 捕蟲大賽 Bouhchùhng Daaihchoi
Mandarin 捕蟲大賽 / 捕虫大赛 Bǔchóng Dàsài
Finland Flag.png Finnish Ötökkä-Pokémonien pyydystyskilpailu
France Flag.png French Concours de Capture d'insecte
Germany Flag.png German Käferturnier
Italy Flag.png Italian Gara Pigliamosche
South Korea Flag.png Korean 곤충채집 대회 Gonchungchaejip Daehoe
Poland Flag.png Polish Zawody w Łapaniu Pokémonów Robaków
Spain Flag.png Spanish Concurso de Captura de Bichos
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Fånga Kryp-Pokémontävlingen
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Đại hội bắt côn trùng