Metapod
Metapod · #0011
Metapod is a Bug-type mons. Base stats: Attack 45 · Defense 80 · Stamina 137. Maximum CP at level 50 is 515. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Metapod at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Metapod shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 193 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 257 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 321 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 386 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 418 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 96 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 244 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Metapod caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Lower-tier raid pick — better in PvP brackets (515 max CP)
Is Metapod worth powering up?
Not for raids — with 515 max CP, Metapod matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Every stage of Metapod's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.
Recommended movesets
Weakness chart — what beats Metapod
Best counter recommendations
Frequently asked
Metapod reaches a maximum CP of 515 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Metapod is not a top raid pick. It shines more in PvP brackets where stat-product matters more than raw power.
Not for raids — with 515 max CP, Metapod matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Caterpie →
Metapod has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Caterpie does. A near-perfect Metapod can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Butterfree →
Metapod has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Butterfree does. A near-perfect Metapod can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Related tools
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
More: /dex/11 (English) — Raid performance, PvP performance