Caterpie

Caterpie

Caterpie appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Caterpie is a common rarity and 40 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Midori Harada.

Collector Insights

Caterpie is a Grass-type Pokémon with 40 HP, featuring a basic attack called Tackle that costs 1 Grass Energy to deal 20 damage. Its retreat cost requires 1 Colorless Energy, and it has no resistances but is weak to Fire, taking 10 additional damage. The card includes a Poké-Power named Pupate, allowing the player to flip a coin during their turn if Caterpie is the Active Pokémon; on heads, they search their deck for a card that evolves from Caterpie, place it on Caterpie, and shuffle the deck. This ability cannot be used if Caterpie has a Special Condition. The card’s flavor text describes Caterpie releasing a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies and growing by molting repeatedly. It belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series, released in Great Encounters on February 1, 2008, with card number 63 and a Common rarity. Artist Midori Harada designed the card’s illustration.

It releases a stench from its red antenna to repel enemies. It grows by molting repeatedly.

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