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Caterpie LV.13 キャタピー Caterpie
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Expansion
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Base Set 2
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Rarity
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English card no.
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68/130
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Caterpie.
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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
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now
Paralyzed.
Pokédex data (Original prints)
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
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now
Paralyzed.
Pokédex data (Evolutions print)
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
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.