Bug-Catching Contest

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In Generation IV

The Bug-Catching Contest is a competition held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in Johto's National Park. The Bug-Catching Contest is introduced in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and makes a return in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

Ruling

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 Template:Type2 Pokémon they can find. To do this, Trainers are given twenty Compe Balls, which are similar to Safari Balls, and allowed use of a single Pokémon of their party. The rest of a Trainer's Pokémon and any items they may have 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 judge. The Pokémon that is judged may be kept after the competition.

The competition ends when all the Compe Balls are used, or when Trainers leave the way they came. After that, the judging will occur, where Trainers are scored on their skills of capturing rare and exclusive Pokémon.

Pokémon available

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


010 Caterpie G S C Grass 7-18 20%


011 Metapod G S C Grass 9-18 10%


012 Butterfree G S C Grass 12-15 5%


013 Weedle G S C Grass 7-18 20%


014 Kakuna G S C Grass 9-18 10%


015 Beedrill G S C Grass 12-15 5%


046 Paras G S C Grass 10-17 10%


048 Venonat G S C Grass 10-16 10%


123 Scyther G S C Grass 13-14 5%


127 Pinsir G S C 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.
  • Except for Caterpie, Metapod and Paras in Gold, and Weedle and Kakuna in Silver, none of the above Pokémon are seen in the National Park outside the Bug-Catching Contest. In Pokémon Crystal, however, only Butterfree, Beedrill, Scyther, and Pinsir are not available in the wild outside of the contest.

Generation IV

Always
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


046 Paras HG SS Grass 16 Unknown


010 Caterpie HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


011 Metapod HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


012 Butterfree HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


013 Weedle HG SS Grass 35 Unknown


014 Kakuna HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


015 Beedrill HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


048 Venonat HG SS Grass 28 Unknown


123 Scyther HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


127 Pinsir HG SS Grass 28 Unknown


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 Dex (Thursdays and Saturdays only)
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


265 Wurmple HG SS Grass 25 Unknown


266 Silcoon HG SS Grass 32 Unknown


267 Beautifly HG SS Grass 25 Unknown


268 Cascoon HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


269 Dustox HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


290 Nincada HG SS Grass 31,33 Unknown


313 Volbeat HG SS Grass 31 Unknown


314 Illumise HG SS Grass 29,31 Unknown


401 Kricketot HG SS Grass 28 Unknown


402 Kricketune HG SS Grass 30 Unknown


415 Combee HG SS Grass Unknown Unknown


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

The two primary factors that determine the score in the contest are the sum of the Pokémon's stats, which can be estimated by its rarity and its level, and the amount of damage it sustained in the capture attempt. The higher the Pokémon's remaining hit points at time of capture, the higher the score. Other factors, even Template:Shiny2, do not significantly affect the outcome.

Competitors

These are the competitors found in every contest:

Prizes

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 since she loves Pokémon with yellow and black stripes.

References