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Caterchipillar

Caterchipillar in the forests near Balamb

Where to Find It

  • Forests on the Alcauld Plains around Balamb
  • Forests in Trabia near the mountains
  • Grandidi Forest in Esthar

Vital Statistics

Like nearly every enemy in Final Fantasy VIII, this enemy’s level rises with your party’s average level, and its rewards change across three level brackets. Check out the Character and Enemy Leveling page for the full explanation of how enemy levels work.

Level bracketsLow 1–19
Mid 20–29
High 30–100
HP by levelLv 1: 172Lv 10: 340Lv 20: 640Lv 30: 1,060Lv 100: 7,360
HP formula0.6x² + 12x + 160 (x = enemy level)
AP2
Triple Triad CardCaterchipillar Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Trauma

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthResists (reduced damage)
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyNormal

Status Vulnerabilities

Percentages are the base chance for the status to land before level and junction modifiers; the higher the number, the easier it is to inflict.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuse60%
Drain Status IconDrain100%
Degenerator80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconThunder
Green Magick IconCure		Green Magick IconThundara
Green Magick IconCura
Green Magick IconSlow		Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconCuraga
Green Magick IconSlow
Green Magick IconStop
MugMiscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x1Miscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x2Miscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x4
DropMiscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1Miscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x1Miscellaneous Item IconSpider Web x4
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores max HP

Attacks

  • “Ultra Waves”: Non-elemental magic damage to the whole party that can also inflict Green Magick IconBerserk.
  • “Sticky Web”: Can inflict Green Magick IconStop on one character.

Strategy

Green Magick IconFire or Ice Element IconIce ends it quickly; Earth Element IconEarth is resisted. Guard against Sticky Web’s Green Magick IconStop if it lingers.