View source for Caterpie (Base Set 45)

{{PokémoncardInfobox
|cardname=Caterpie
|jname=キャタピー
|jtrans=Caterpie
|image=CaterpieBaseSet45.jpg
|caption=Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]]
|species=Caterpie
|evostage=Basic
|type=Grass
|level=13
|hp=40
|weakness=Fire
|retreatcost=1
|}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|expansion={{TCG|Base Set}}|rarity={{rar|Common}}|cardno=45/102|jpexpansion={{TCG|Expansion Pack}}|jprarity={{rar|Common}}}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|expansion={{TCG|Base Set 2}}|rarity={{rar|Common}}|cardno=68/130}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|gbset={{GB|1|Evolution}}|gbid=B04|gb2set={{GB|2|Legendary Power}}|gb2id=B02}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|expansion={{TCG|Legendary Collection}}|rarity={{rar|Common}}|cardno=69/110}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Grass|species=Caterpie}}

'''Caterpie''' (Japanese: '''キャタピー''' ''Caterpie'') is a {{ct|Grass}} Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the {{TCG|Base Set}}.

==Card text==
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
|type=Grass
|cost={{e|Grass}}
|name=String Shot
|jname=いとをはく
|jtrans=Spit Thread
|damage=10
|effect=Flip a {{TCG|coin}}. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}}.
|}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}

===Pokédex data===
{{Carddex
|type=Grass
|name=Caterpie
|species=Worm
|ndex=010
|height=1'0"
|jheight=0.3
|weight=6
|jweight=2.9
|dex=Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.
|jdex=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。
|transdex=It is covered with a green skin. When it grows, it sheds the skin, covers itself with silk, and becomes a cocoon.
|}}

==Release information==
This card was released in the English {{TCG|Base Set}}, originating from the Japanese {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. It was later reprinted in the English {{TCG|Base Set 2}} and {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansions.

==Trivia==
*Early prints have the HP read " HP 40" instead of "40 HP".
*Early prints also listed "Length" instead of "Weight".
===Origin===
{{m|String Shot}} is a [[move]] in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Caterpie}} can learn. This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, whereas the Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.

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[[Category:Base Set cards]]
[[Category:Expansion Pack cards]]
[[Category:Base Set 2 cards]]
[[Category:Legendary Collection cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori]]

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