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010. Caterpie
You start ta begin thinkin'
When a caterpillar crawls by:
If I were a PokΘMon,
Would I have cute eyes?
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10. Caterpie
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Bug
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Japanese Name
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Kyatapii
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It's short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it
to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
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HT: 1'00"
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WT: 6 lb.
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Evolution
L00 Caterpie
L07 Metapod
L10 Butterfree
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Abilities
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Technique
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Level
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Type
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Tackle
String Shot
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Normal
Bug
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Caterpie is the first bug PokΘMon, according to ID Number.
However, this is the farthest it's honor goes, as Caterpie
can be one of the, forgive the loose term, weakest PokΘMon
in the entire game. Caterpies are born all over the place,
as their parents, the Butterfrees, are free to mate wherever
they want. However, Butterfrees are never seen with Caterpies
in the wild, but all Caterpies have the wish of growing into
a Butterfree.
Anyhow, as stated before, Caterpie is one of the weakest
PokΘMon in the entire game, and here's why: All it's attributes
are way below average, and the only attacks it has is Tackle
and String Shot. Caterpie is a bug, therefore likes to eat
grass, so grass attacks barely effect the little critter.
However, it can easily be toasted by a flame attack, and it
doesn't particularly enjoy poison either. Also, as common sense
has it, bird eat bugs, so Caterpie's greatest fear would be
an evil bird's peck *gives an evil stare at Pidgeotto*.
011. Metapod
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Metapod, Metapod ~ Metapod
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11. Metapod
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Bug
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Japanese Name
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Turanseru
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This PokΘMon is vulnerable to attack while it's shell is
soft, exposing it's weak and tender body.
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HT: 2'04"
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WT: 22 lb.
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Evolution
L00 Caterpie
L07 Metapod
L10 Butterfree
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Abilities
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Technique
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Level
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Type
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Harden
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Normal
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Metapod is a transitional stage between Caterpie and
Butterfree. After Caterpie has gained enough experience points
to move on to level 7, it wraps itself in a hardshell, becoming
Metapod for only 3 levels. When you look at Metapod, one may
wonder how it can possibly relate to Caterpie and Butterfree.
It's eyes are solemn and stern, it has no facial expression, and
it simply does not like to move.
As stated before, Metapod only stays Metapod from level 7 to
level 9, evolving to Butterfree at level 10. However, a LONG 3
levels it is! Metapod is absolutely useless in battle if you
caught one from the wild, as it only learns Harden, and nothing
else. However, if you raise a Caterpie into a Metapod, it CAN
use Caterpie's original Tackle and String Shot attack, but
doesn't learn Harden. But if you should meet a wild Metapod,
physical attacks don't do much, so you should rely on Special
attacks, preferably fire attacks. Yet, Caterpie and Metapod both
have SOMETHING coming for you, as they are not going to let you
suffer through leveling them up without a reward!
012. Butterfree
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Ya! You put all of them to sleep! Butterfree,
you're the best! Hoorah!! ~ Ash
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12. Butterfree
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Bug
Flying
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Japanese Name
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Batafuri
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In battle, it flaps it's wings at high speed to release
highly toxic dust into the air.
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HT: 3'07"
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WT: 71 lb.
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Evolution
L00 Caterpie
L07 Metapod
L10 Butterfree
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Abilities
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Technique
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Level
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Type
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Confusion
Poison Powder
Stun Spore
Sleep Powder
Supersonic
Whirlwind
Psybeam
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21
26
32
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Psychic
Poison
Grass
Grass
Normal
Normal
Psychic
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A shadow covers you, and you look up. A sillouette appears
over the moonlight, and continues it's trek with it's soul mate
flying beside. The two creatures circle each over in their
flight, in love. What is this beautiful creature?
The elegant pocket monster's name is Butterfree, the lovebird
of the PokΘMon world. Every season of Spring, people see
thousands of Butterfrees flying overhead, each with it's own
partner. They're flying together over the ocean to lay eggs.
"PokΘMon look ugly when they evolve," says the little girl.
That saying does not apply to all PokΘMon! While it is true
that a Pikachu may lose it's adoration once it evolves, this
does not happen when a Caterpie changes into a Butterfree.
Rather than becoming uglier, when a Caterpie changes into a
Butterfree, it becomes cuter! This makes Butterfree special
in that it's perhaps the only PokΘMon who is cuter than it's
first stage of evolution.
"Your Pikachu's at it's cutest stage;" says Brock, "it can't
win!" While this is true when it comes to the subject of
Pikachus, Butterfree is at it's cutest evolutionary stage, and it
can literally have the honor of being the best bug of the PokΘMon
World! Which is why it is my favorite PokΘMon.
While Butterfree's physical offense and defense traits may
falter because of it's tender body, it's other attributes really
excels! It's wings can flap quite fast, allowing it to fly at
high speeds, as well as creating whirlwinds. It's wings also can
release highly toxic powders, such as Sleep Powders, Poison
Powder, or Stun Spores. Another ablility of Butterfree is it's
distinctive cry which is able to create confusion with it's great
volume.
Butterfree's large eyes has a greater reason than being cute.
The large, mysterious red orbs can deeply stare into you,
allowing Butterfree to have traits of psychic powers. This means
that Butterfree is the best PokΘMon at creating abnormal effects,
whether it be confusion, sleep, paralysis, or poison, Butterfree
has the ability to do all of them.
In Battle
When battling, Grass PokΘMon can't hurt Butterfree,
as it's pre-evolutions proved, and now with Butterfree's psychic
attacks, it actually has an advantage against Grass types.
Although bug PokΘMon have a disadvantage against Fighting
PokΘMon, Butterfree is the one of two bugs which does not,
because it's the one of the two Bug and Flying mixes, (the other
being Scyther) and Fighting PokΘMon have a disadvantage against
Flying PokΘMon, therefore, Butterfree has an advantage against
Fighters.
However, Butterfree does have it's weaknesses. Despite it's
newly gained Flying attribute, it still flees from pure Flying
PokΘMon, such as Pidgeot and Fearow. As before, Butterfree still
has a disadvantage against Fire types of PokΘMon, and now it
also has a slight disadvantage against Electric PokΘMon, due to
it's Flying attribute.
Butterfree - The Best Bug
PokΘMon!
Now, why would I name Butterfree the best Bug PokΘMon in the
world? Well, let's point out the facts. Butterfree would
probably be the one who would win a match between itself,
Beedrill, and Venomoth. Yes, I am aware Butterfree is weak
against Poison attributes, but none of the other bugs have
powerful Poison attacks which comes naturally, while Butterfree
has bother the powerful Confusion and Psybeam attacks. Each of
the bugs has the same speed attributes, so there's an even chance
of being first to strike.
A strategy I use with my Butterfree is to use Sleep Powder on
my opponent, then go for the offense with a Psybeam attack. This
would easily take out Beedrill, who has a low special rating,
allowing it to be most vulnerable to abnormal effects, and even
more so to special attacks.
This leaves Venomoth to deal with. Venomoth learns most
of the attacks Butterfree learns, except it's Psychic attacks are
raised up a notch, learning the Psybeam and Psychic attacks.
However, Butterfree doesn't have a disadvantage to psychic
attacks, and Venomoth IS.
It's now a contest of speed. Both of them can use the
strategy I use (Put enemy to sleep, hit it) so it depends on who
goes first. The one who goes first has the option of using the
old tactic, or going straight in for the offense. Either way,
Butterfree has the advantage, so in the end, Butterfree is 80%
likely to defeat Venomoth!
Now, there's also those other Bugs: Scyther, Parasect, and
Pinsir. First, Scyther is another favorite bug-type PokΘMon
among many, because of it's representation of death with it's
sickle-like arms. These two razor-sharp arms looks extremely
deadly, and Scyther's high Attack attributes proves it. However,
Butterfree can still win a battle against Scyther. Why?
Scyther's Special attribute is drastically low, allowing it to
be vulnerable to Special attacks such as Butterfree's Sleep
Powder and Psybeam, perhaps its most deadliest combination of
attacks. Once again, the Sleep then attack tactic can be used,
and Scyther can easily be beaten.
Same goes for Pinsir. Pinsir's attributes are nearly the
same as Scyther's, except it's slower. That makes it even more
vulnerable, because Butterfree is actually a decently fast
PokΘMon.
And of course, there's Parasect. Some may say it's one of
the only PokΘMon who has a chance against the great MewTwo.
Yeah. Sure. The deadly Leech Life attack.
MewTwo will sure have a problem with this one.
By the way, I'm being rather sarcastic at the moment.
Parasect's attributes aren't the best in the world. It's
speed is extremely poor, and it's Special is only fair, compared
to Butterfree's very good Special, and MewTwo's extremely HIGH
Special. Parasect's only special attacks are Grass and Bug
types, two types that Butterfree just COINCIDENTALLY happened to
be invulnerable to. Parasect, the slow Bug and Grass PokΘMon,
can also be victimized by Butterfree's special tactic which I've
been jabbering about all this time, PROVING that Butterfree IS in
fact the best Bug Pocket Monster!
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