Bug-Catching Contest
The Bug-Catching Contest is a competition held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in Johto's National Park.
In the games
There is no entry fee for the Bug-Catching Contest. Anyone may enter once per day on the days which the contest is held.
To compete, trainers must catch the single best Bug-type Pokémon they can find. To do this, trainers are given 20 Park 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.
Pokémon available
| Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Caterpie | G | S | C | Grass | 20%
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Metapod | G | S | C | Grass | 10%
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Butterfree | G | S | C | Grass | 5%
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Weedle | G | S | C | Grass | 20%
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Kakuna | G | S | C | Grass | 10%
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Beedrill | G | S | C | Grass | 5%
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Paras | G | S | C | Grass | 10%
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Venonat | G | S | C | Grass | 10%
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Scyther | G | S | C | Grass | 5%
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Pinsir | G | S | C | Grass | 5%
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| 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 and Metapod 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.
Scoring
The two factors that determine the score in the contest are the rarity of the Pokémon and its level. Other factors, even alternate coloration, do not affect the outcome.
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
- Psypoke Pokémon Catch Rates
