Caterpie (Base Set 45)

Caterpie LV.13
キャタピー Caterpie

Evolutions print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	45/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	68/130

TCG GB1 set	Evolution
TCG GB1 ID	B04
TCG GB2 set	Legendary Power
TCG GB2 ID	B02

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	69/110

English expansion	Evolutions
Rarity
English card no.	3/108
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	003/087

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Caterpie.

Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Original prints

String Shot

いとをはく

10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data (Original prints)

Caterpie - Worm Pokémon

No.

010

Height

1'0" (0.3 m)

Weight

6 lbs. (2.9 kg)

Pokédex entry

Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

緑の皮膚に覆われている。脱皮して成長すると糸をかけてサナギにかわる。

Evolutions print

String Shot

いとをはく

10

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data (Evolutions print)

Caterpie - Worm Pokémon

No.

010

Height

1'00" (0.3 m)

Weight

6.4 lbs. (2.9 kg)

Pokédex entry

It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.

緑の皮膚に覆われている。脱皮して成長すると糸をかけてサナギにかわる。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions. For the Evolutions expansion and the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset during the Generation VI XY Era, it was reprinted as a retro card featuring the same artwork and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Era layout.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolutions print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

TCG GB1 Evolution sprite

TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite

Trivia

Early prints of the Base Set print have the HP read "HP 40" instead of "40 HP" and "Length" instead of "Weight".

Origin

String Shot is a move in the Pokémon games that Caterpie can learn. This card's Base Set English Pokédex entries come from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Red and Green. This card's Evolutions Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green, as well as Pokémon FireRed.

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