#11
Metapod
A steel-hard shell protects its tender body. It quietly endures hardships while awaiting evolution.
General Information
Basic Information
Level : 10
NPC Price : $250
Catch System : Beginner
Catch XP : 3,000
Master Ball Boost : 50
Abilities & Stats
Abilities : None
Boost : [ 15 ] Cocoon Stone
Materia : Naturia
PokeView MS : 150
Evolution Chain
Pre Evolution:
Variants
Variant 1:
Rate Balls
You can catch Metapod with the following balls:

poke Ball
Average: 38

great Ball
Average: 25

super Ball
Average: 9

ultra Ball
Average: 5

net Ball
Average: 3
This is not official game information. It is an approximation based on the community formula:
Rate = ((Pokemon NPC Price * 2) / Ball NPC Price) + Extra
| Ball | Rate | NPC Price | Extra Safe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poke | x1 | 5 | 50 |
| Great | x2 | 20 | 25 |
| Super | x3 | 50 | 15 |
| Ultra | x4 | 130 | 10 |
| Type | x5 | 170 | 5 |
Calculation Example
Using Metapod and an Ultra Ball:
Moves
Metapod can use these moves:
String Shot
Basic Information
Level: 10
Cooldown: 10s
Focus
Target
Description
Effect
Paralyze
Type Effectiveness
Type effectiveness against Metapod:
Super Effective
Normal
Very Ineffective
Drops
Metapod can drop the following items:
Bug Gosme
Amount: 1-8
Probability: 80%
NPC Price: $0.5
Pot of Moss Bug
Amount: 1-1
Probability: 19.5%
NPC Price: $7.5
Butterfly Wing
Amount: 1-1
Probability: 2.1
NPC Price: $66
Locations
Metapod can be found in the following locations:
Main: Kanto
Johto: Johto
Soon!
Pokélog: Metapod
Stage 1
Amount: 20
Stage 2
Amount: 200
Stage 3
Amount: 500
Metapod: Showing 5 tasks
NPC #4: Yara
NPC #8: Meiko
NPC #1: George
NPC #1: Teodor
Deliver: 20 Bug Gosme, 20 Earth Ball, 20 Seed, 20 Water Gem. Talk to Leonardo at Moomoo Farm. Dex Metapod and Kakuna. Talk to Teodor.










