Is Metapod Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. If you're importing the Caterpie line for AbilityCompound Eyes Butterfree, push through Metapod quickly. Nothing to see here.
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Trade
Metapod cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 7.
How to Get Metapod in Ruby & Sapphire
Trade a Caterpie in and Metapod follows at level 7, since Hoenn never grows this Kanto bug line itself.
How to Obtain Metapod in RS
- Step 1Obtain CaterpieCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Viridian Forest, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Viridian Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Viridian Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Headbutt · Route 38. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Metapod ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Butterfree
How to Get Shiny Metapod in Ruby & Sapphire
Metapod is nowhere in Hoenn, so catch a shiny in Viridian Forest in FireRed or LeafGreen, or evolve a shiny Caterpie from there, then trade it over. See every game where Shiny Metapod can be hunted
Metapod Weakness
Metapod's Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Metapod's physical bulk (base 55 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Metapod Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Metapod
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x371-437%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-81% Rock Tomb 2x57-68% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x324-381%KO Fly 2x146-172%KO Ancient Power 2x83-98% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x383-451%KO Rock Slide 2x73-87% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x153-181%KO Fire Blast 2x147-173%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Salamence builds →Fly 2x132-156%KO Fire Blast 2x212-250%KO Rock Tomb 2x63-75% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x315-370%KO Rock Slide 2x64-75% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Fire Blast 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metapod View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Metapod Evolutions
Metapod sits between Caterpie and Butterfree in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+20 from Caterpie). The final form adds another 190 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Metapod to get Caterpie eggs easily using 37 partners from the Bug egg group.
RS Metapod Best Moveset
Harden and nothing else offensively. AbilityShed Skin has a chance to cure status each turn, the only interesting thing about this stage. One evolution from Butterfree's MoveSleep Powder.
Best Build
Metapod best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Tackle
- String Shot
- Harden
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug STAB for Metapod, with limited coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The shell covering this POKéMON’s body is as hard as an iron slab. METAPOD does not move very much. It stays still because it is preparing its soft innards for evolution inside the hard shell.
Metapod Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Metapod isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Metapod appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Metapod have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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