Butterfree (Greta Parker)

Metapod, as a Caterpie, is the second Pokémon owned, and first Pokémon she caught in Pocket Monsters. Before Caterpie was caught, she used to live in Pallet Jungle.

The Beginning


When Greta was given a task to catch a Pokémon by Professor Oak in, she and visited the Pallet Jungle. When Greta battled a wild Spearow, she stated that she always dreamed of catching a Caterpie, thus she particularly looked for the species. Later on, Metapod, as a Caterpie, appeared on a tree, feeding leaves. Greta used her against Caterpie. During the battle, Caterpie used String Shot to slow down the foe, and Tackle on repeat for damage. The battle went on almost in a draw until later when Nidoran's ability, Poison Point, was activated, and poisoned her. Greta took her chance and threw the Poké Ball, which ended up with the capture of the Pokémon.

As a member of Greta's team, Caterpie made her first appearance in. While Greta, and  were chased by a wild Kangaskhan, Greta called her out and made her use String Shot and Tackle on repeat for protection. The String Shot move that she used on the ground, due to its sticky mold, restricted Kangaskhan's move, and made her an easy target to be attacked.

Caterpie participated in Professor Oak's Summer Camp Competition for Greta in. Caterpie's first appearance was during the quarter final round. Her opponent was a random student's Staryu. As usual, Caterpie slowed down the foe by using String Shot, and then attacked with Tackle on repeat. After the defeat, Caterpie made Greta qualify to the semi finals. During the semi final battle, Caterpie was matched with. In the beginning, the both Pokémon used String Shot for the same reason - to slow down each other. Weedle's next move was to use Poison Sting and poison the foe. But Caterpie dodged the move, and caused Weedle to stick his head to the woods on the. When Weedle was unable to move, Caterpie used Tackle on repeat to defeat him. Thus, Greta's team qualified to the final round.

In, Caterpie participated in the final round. Her first opponent was. Caterpie followed the same pattern, and eventually defeated Cubone. Her next opponent was, who would keep distance from the ground. Thus, Caterpie was defeated by him over his move of Rage.

Part Red & Green
Caterpie's rivalry with 's Weedle was officially confirmed in, when they met in Viridan Forest and challenged each other to a Pokémon battle. Before their battle was ended, the Beedrill Pack appeared and interrupted their battle for disturbing the nature and its peace. Shortly after, Caterpie was sent out to battle a wild Parasect. In both battles, Caterpie followed her usual pattern of String Shot and Tackle. However, her battle to the leader of Parasect Pack was interrupted by, as he claimed that making contact moves to this species could leave Caterpie poisoned. After the two interrupted battles, Caterpie's body began to glow bright, but no one realized in the beginning.



In, Caterpie took place in the war between the Parasect pack and the Beedrill pack. Greta and the others were trying to protect the Parasect pack, while they were under attack of the Beedrill pack and a group of poachers, who made an agreement with the Beedrill pack in order to abolish the Parasect pack. Gabor, the leader of the poacher group, used his Exeggutor to defeat everyone. After the Exeggutor fainted Greta's Nidoran and, Greta used Caterpie to resist. Since Caterpie was resistant to Exeggutor's Psychic type moves, she managed to struggle longer than the other Pokémon. Once Caterpie limited Exeggutor's speed by using String Shot, she relied on Tackle to defeat him, which eventually successed. The victory of Caterpie gave courage and hope to the Parasect pack, which made them win the battle afterwards. Out of the proud Caterpie gained, she evolved into a Metapod shortly after.

After the evolution, Eusine warned Greta that Metapod would need an extra careful care, as Metapod's skin would be too soft and Caterpie would need time to mature inside of the cocoon she was hiding. Since her evolution was not based on training, but processing the maturing time without any harm, Eusine suggested Greta to keep Metapod out of her Poké Ball to expedite the process, but also keep her safe from the dangers outside.

Personality
When Metapod, as a Caterpie, debuted, she used to be a shy and inactive Pokémon who would live in Viridian Forest on her own. Due to her tiny legs, she could easily climb or walk on upright objects, such as trees or walls. After she was caught, she became a loyal and domestic member of Greta's team. As the time passed, her relation with her owner and the other Pokémon increased, as well as she improved herself personally. Although she was an outsider, she became a figure of hope and inspiration in, when she defeated Gabor's Exeggutor and made the Parasect pack believe that they could overcome with anything. After her major success, she evolved to her next evolution.