One of the original 151 Pokemon from the first generation, Caterpie is a monotype bug Pokemon from the Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green games. It's the base evolution of Butterfree and set the standard of ...

A fan-favorite Pokemon‘s most prominent feature isn’t what it seems. The Pokemon world is a strange and wild place that seems totally unlike our own. While the real world doesn’t have any ...

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Caterpie and its siblings don’t see much use in anything. Such is the life of a weaker bug-type Pokémon, I guess. On top of that, it doesn’t even have a cowboy hat version yet (as of this writing, at ...

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Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon that evolves into Metapod, which in turn evolves into Butterfree. If it wins the vote, it will receive the exclusive Charged Attack of Hurricane, which is a Flying-type ...

This article was updated by Andrea Trama on March 22, 2026, to mention that the challenge was for the rematch of the E4. It was first published on March 19. A clever Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen ...

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April 15, 1997 (Japan); September 10, 1998 (US)Episode Synopsis: Ash quickly catches the Caterpie he encountered last episode, much to Misty’s surprise and dismay. Misty has an irrational fear of Bug ...

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He wants Cowboy Hat Caterpie. That's right. A Caterpie wearing a cowboy hat. He wants it, and he wants it now. If Niantic announces a new event? He's there right away: "Cowboy Hat Caterpie please." ...