Caterpie (Base Set 45)

Caterpie LV.13 キャタピー Caterpie

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Caterpie Type Grass 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 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 is part of the Base Set.

Card text

String Shot いとをはく 10

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

Pokédex data

Caterpie - Worm Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
010	1'0" (0.3 m)	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。

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

Early print runs of the card had the HP read "HP 40" instead of "40 HP".

Origin

String Shot is a move in the Pokémon games that Caterpie can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.