Metapod (Pokémon)

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Metapod (Japanese: トランセル Transel) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 7 and evolves into starting at level 10.
==Biology==
Metapod is an that resembles a green . Its body is crescent-shaped, with several segments making up the lower point. It has two heavy-lidded eyes on the sides of its shell, while the front of its shell feature geometrically shaped portions and projections, and the back has three pointed protrusions; two veering towards the sides, and one in the middle. In certain angles, the back of a Metapod's shell resembles a face alongside the eyes on the sides, with one of the protrusions resembling a sharply pointed nose, and the tail resembling a sharply pointed chin.
Metapod's soft body is protected by a hard outer shell as it undergoes . 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 generally remains motionless, rebuilding its cells for Evolution. If an enemy discovers Metapod, it cannot do anything other than harden its outer shell. Metapod lives in , often in groups. is a natural predator of Metapod. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Metapod is known to sleep while using the move constantly to protect its innards. It stays still while sleeping to avoid getting attacked by foesSleep Style Dex.
===Evolution===
Metapod evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Metapod is 's friend.
===Pokédex entries===
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Metapod's Image in the
====In side games====
;Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (, , )
:This Pokémon is vulnerable to attack while its shell is soft, exposing its weak and tender body.
;Pokémon Trading Card Game ()
:Inside the shell, it is soft and weak as it prepares to evolve. It stays motionless in the shell.
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Metapod is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Metapod (Base Set 54)
 	Metapod (Expedition 87)
 	Metapod (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 39)Metapod (HeartGold & SoulSilver 46)
 	Metapod (151 11)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Metapod=====
 had a Metapod that he as a and evolved in Ash Catches a Pokémon, thus also marking the species' debut. He eventually evolved into in Challenge of the Samurai, following an attack by a horde of .
Metapod also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from . He evolved from Caterpie during a against a and later evolved into Butterfree after a battle against a group of .
=====Other=====
In Challenge of the Samurai, Samurai's Metapod battled Ash's own Metapod, but because both Metapod only knew , the battle went on for hours until a swarm of forced the battle to end.
In Gettin' The Bugs Out, Bugsy used a Metapod during his Gym against Ash, facing and before being defeated by the latter's . Unlike most Metapod, this one was actually able to fight back by using . More Metapod were seen inside the Azalea Gym in the same episode.
A Metapod appeared in Caterpie's Big Dilemma, under the ownership of Zander. It became after eating some enhanced Rare Candies. Zander's Caterpie knocked down part of a radio tower in order to make a place for it to evolve into Metapod. It later evolved again to become a Butterfree.
In Butterfree and Me!, multiple Metapod evolved into Butterfree on Wayfarer Island. One Metapod had been befriended by Ash as a Caterpie, and Ash helped it eventually evolve into Butterfree.
====Minor appearances====
In Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, Ash and Sam witnessed multiple Metapod evolving into Butterfree.
A Metapod appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Metapod was among the populace of Murcott Island.
A Metapod appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Illusion Confusion!, a Metapod was one of the illusions created by a group of and .
A Metapod appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.
A Metapod appeared in Riding the Winds of Change!.
A Metapod appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Metapod played in 's garden. It appeared again in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
In I Choose Paradise!, a 's Metapod was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
In Securing the Future!, two Trainers' Metapod joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Metapod watched and put on a performance in their hot springs.
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a . It has since made further appearances in .
In Not Too Close for Comfort!, a Metapod was seen in a video, evolving into Butterfree.
A Trainer's Metapod appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
In Heroes Unite!, multiple Metapod evolved into Butterfree.
A Trainer's Metapod appeared in Put Your Heart Into It!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Metapod was seen in Professor Oak's introduction, while another was under the ownership of . Red sent out Metapod during his Gym battle with Brock, where it was able to slow down with but was defeated afterwards.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Major appearances====
=====Kitty=====
In The Might of... Metapod?, 's , which was called "Kitty", briefly evolved into Metapod before evolving again into Butterfree during Yellow's showdown with Lance.
====Minor appearances====
Metapod debuted in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that gets out of its in Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Bugsy also uses two Metapod on his team, one the first appeared in Into the Unown. It again appeared in Ursaring Major where it, a Kakuna and Bugsy visited the Azalea Town's well where Team Rocket had been.
A wild Metapod appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.
According to the Pokédex at the end of , appears to have captured a Caterpie which evolved into a Metapod and then a Butterfree.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Metapod appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.
A Metapod appeared in The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, under the ownership of Bugsy. It evolved into a Butterfree.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
's Caterpie evolved into Metapod in Play Misty For Me. It was depicted as slightly thinner than other Metapod, as well as having a large spike on its back.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Metapod fell down from a tree in Clefairy Comes Through. Though Hazel put it back where it was, it fell again.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Metapod appeared in Shu and Pikachu's Debut!.
A Metapod appeared in GDZ23.
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
 was shown to have a Metapod.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Bugsy's Butterfree was first seen as a Metapod in Let's Aim For The Goal!. It evolved prior to Gold And Black VS. Team Rocket.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Metapod appears as a .
==Trivia==
* Metapod shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon.
** They also share the same base stat total, learnset, Ability, and EV yield.
*** This ties them as the evolved Pokémon with the lowest base stat total.
* Metapod is the first Pokémon to evolve in a movie, and part of the first Evolution cycle in an episode.
* Until the release of , when its pre-Evolution became able to learn , Metapod was unable to damage Pokémon except by using . It shared this trait with . This is also true for and its pre-Evolution, , against types before was released.
** Due to this, it is impossible to complete a Generation I game using only Caterpie or Metapod, since Struggle cannot hit Ghost types in this generation.
* Metapod is usually depicted with white sclerae, such as in the , , and promotional illustrations, but it has yellow sclerae in Pokémon the Series.
* In the Pokémon the Series episode Challenge of the Samurai, the process of Metapod's Evolution was similar to a real life butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. However, in later episodes,Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Butterfree and Me! Metapod is shown to evolve like any other Pokémon.
* , a Japanese cartoonist famous for her work on the manga and as the character designer for the anime , utilizes a likeness of herself cosplaying as a Metapod to represent herself in her works.
===Origin===
Metapod seems to be based on a , possibly that of the due to its pointed shape and green color.
====Name origin====
Metapod may be a combination of and pod (a shell containing seeds).
Transel may be a combination of transform and or possibly a pun on ランドセル randoseru (school bag).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Metapod
* Kitty
* Metapod (Red and Blue Rescue Team)
==References==
==External links==
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