In Mirror Gold: Not in the wild: evolve Caterpie at level 16. Its type (Bug) and abilities are the same as in the official games. Base stats total 370, up from 205; 5 of the six changed, most of all Attack (20 → 65). 9 of its 10 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Tackle and String Shot.
Level-up moves 11
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Bug | Stat | — | 95 | 40 |
| 9 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Stat | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Stat | — | 75 | 30 |
| 19 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Spec | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 25 |
| 40 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Stat | — | 75 | 15 |
| 45 | Rage Powder Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn. | Bug | Stat | — | — | 20 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 2
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR36 | Iron Defense Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Steel | — |
| TM140 | Bug Bite Celadon Department Store 3F | Bug | 60 |
Where to find Metapod
Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Butterfree — at level 36
- Tutor moves: Bug Bite, Electroweb, Iron Defense, String Shot