Caterpie (Pokémon)

Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie) is a Pokémon.
It evolves into starting at level 7, which evolves into starting at level 10.
==Biology==
Caterpie is a Pokémon that resembles a green caterpillar. There yellow ring-shaped markings down the sides of its body, which resemble its large yellow eyes. Its most notable characteristic is the bright red antenna () on its head, which releases a stench to repel predators. This structure and the large eye-shaped markings help to startle predators. Its feet are tipped with suction cups, permitting this Pokémon to scale most surfaces with minimal effort.
Caterpie will shed its skin many times before finally cocooning itself in thick silk. It can also spit this silk in order to entangle foes. Its primary diet is vegetation, and its voracious appetite causes it to eat leaves larger than itself. Caterpie lives in .
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==Trivia==
* Caterpie was both the first Pokémon to be captured and the first Pokémon to evolve in the anime.
* Caterpie shares its name with . They are both known as the Worm Pokémon.
* Prior to Generation VI, Caterpie's body style was .
===Origin===
Caterpie is a stylized , most resembling an caterpillar with the coloration of a . Its "antenna" is an , an organ unique to swallowtail caterpillars which, like Caterpie, they use to emit a foul odor. The tip of Caterpie's tail resembles the horn at the rear end of most species of larvae.
====Name origin====
Caterpie is a corruption of .
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