

Metapod debuted in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that gets out of its Poké Ball in Professor Oak's Laboratory. Metapod in Pokémon Adventures Pokémon Adventures Main article: Kitty Metapod's vulnerable body is surrounded by its hard shell, which protects it while it waits to evolve. Using a hard shell to protect its body, it prepares for its next evolution. This specimen reached this stage faster than any previously discovered Pokémon of this variety. In Not Too Close for Comfort!, a Metapod was seen in a video, evolving into Butterfree.Ī Trainer's Metapod appeared in Take My Thief! Please!. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a Metapod. In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Metapod watched Bewear and Stufful put on a performance in their hot springs. In Securing the Future!, two Trainers' Metapod joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form. In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Metapod was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort. It appeared again in The Ol' Raise and Switch!. In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Metapod played in Lillie's garden. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.Ī Metapod appeared in Riding the Winds of Change!.Ī Metapod appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. In Illusion Confusion!, a Metapod was one of the illusions created by a group of Haunter and Gengar.Ī Metapod appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Metapod was among the Bug-type populace of Murcott Island.Ī wild Metapod appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. In Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, Ash and Sam witnessed multiple Metapod evolving into Butterfree.Ī Metapod appeared in The Breeding Center Secret. One Metapod had been befriended by Ash as a Caterpie, and Ash helped it eventually evolve into Butterfree. In Butterfree and Me!, multiple Metapod evolved into Butterfree on Wayfarer Island. It later evolved again to become a Butterfree. Zander's Caterpie knocked down part of a radio tower in order to make a place for it to evolve into Metapod. It became giant after eating some enhanced Rare Candies. More Metapod were seen inside the Azalea Gym in the same episode.Ī Metapod appeared in Caterpie's Big Dilemma, under the ownership of Zander. Unlike most Metapod, this one was actually able to fight back by using Tackle. In Gettin' The Bugs Out, Bugsy used a Metapod during his Gym battle against Ash, facing Chikorita and Pikachu before being defeated by the latter's Thunderbolt. In Challenge of the Samurai, Samurai's Metapod battled Ash's own Metapod, but because both Metapod only knew Harden, the battle went on for hours until a swarm of Beedrill forced the battle to end. It evolved from Caterpie during a battle against Pinsir and later evolved into Butterfree after a battle against Primeape. Metapod also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from the main series.

It eventually evolved into Butterfree in Challenge of the Samurai, following an attack by a horde of Beedrill. Metapod's original evolution method in the anime Major appearances Ash's MetapodĪsh had a Metapod that he caught as a Caterpie and evolved in Ash Catches a Pokémon, thus also marking the species' debut. Pikipek is a natural predator of Metapod. Metapod lives in temperate forests and jungles. If an enemy discovers Metapod, it is unable to do anything other than harden its outer shell. Metapod generally remains motionless, rebuilding its cells for evolution. While this shell is said to be as hard as steel, a sudden, powerful impact could cause its liquid innards to pop out, leaving it completely exposed. Metapod's soft body is protected by a hard outer shell while it undergoes metamorphosis. The back of its shell consists of several geometrically shaped portions and projections. The front of Metapod's shell resembles a face with heavy-lidded eyes and a sharply pointed nose. Its body is crescent-shaped with several segments making up the lower point. Metapod is a Pokémon that resembles a green chrysalis. 6.7.6 By transfer from another generation.3.5 Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.It evolves from Caterpie starting at level 7 and evolves into Butterfree starting at level 10. Metapod ( Japanese: トランセル Transel) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
