Bug Catcher Nate

1 team across all documented encounters, including rematches and partner appearances. Choose a location below to find the team used there.

Conditions can depend on story progress; see the quest guide for prerequisites. Teams are numbered by level for reference, not encounter order.

Encounters and locations

Where you battle this trainer

Location	Battle and conditions	Team
Route 44	single battle	Team 1 · Lv. 7–82 Heracross · Kakuna · Metapod · Cascoon

Full teams

A trainer’s held items are not necessarily obtainable; item pages list how to get them.

Team 1 · Lv. 7–82

Bug Catcher NateHeracross 82 · Kakuna 7 · Metapod 7 · Cascoon 7

• Route 44: single battle

Bug Catcher Nate’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Heracross	82	Skill Link	Coba Berry	Careful	31 HP / 24 others	Bulk Up, Megahorn, Double Team, Close Combat
Kakuna	7	Shed Skin	Poison Barb	Jolly	10 HP / 6 others	Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden
Metapod	7	Shed Skin	Silk Scarf	Relaxed	10 HP / 6 others	Tackle, String Shot, Harden
Cascoon	7	Shed Skin	Poison Barb	Naive	10 HP / 6 others	Harden, Tackle, Poison Sting, String Shot

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

Damage calc →

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