Caterpie 3/83 · Generations

Generations is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 22, 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. Caterpie is 3/83, in position 3 of 117 on this checklist. Before it is 2 M Venusaur-EX, and after it is 4 Metapod. The listed rarity is Common.

Caterpie is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Caterpie (#010), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Metapod, Metapod (#011) under evolves to.

Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

Caterpie (#010) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Caterpie 45/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Caterpie list a different HP.

Adaptive Evolution is listed as Ability. This Pokémon can evolve during your first turn or the turn you play it. The attack Bug Bite lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies."

I keep a set binder for Generations, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Generations set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Caterpie can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.