Butterfree
Butterfree is a Bug/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Butterfly Pokémon
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Pokédex data
National № | 012 |
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Type | Bug Flying |
Species | Butterfly Pokémon |
Height | 3′07″ (1.1 m) |
Weight | 70.5 lbs (32.0 kg) |
Abilities | 1. Compound Eyes Tinted Lens (hidden ability) |
Local № | 012 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 026 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 012 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 026 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 025 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 019 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 019 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 012 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) |
Training
EV yield | 2 Special Attack, 1 Special Defense |
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Catch rate | 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP) |
Base Friendship | 70 (normal) |
Base Exp. | 178 |
Growth Rate | Medium Fast |
Breeding
Egg Groups | Bug |
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Gender | 50% male, 50% female |
Egg cycles | 15 (3,599–3,855 steps) |
Base stats
HP | 60 | 230 | 324 | |
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Attack | 45 | 85 | 207 | |
Defense | 50 | 94 | 218 | |
Sp. Atk | 90 | 166 | 306 | |
Sp. Def | 80 | 148 | 284 | |
Speed | 70 | 130 | 262 | |
Total | 395 | Min | Max |
The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.
Evolution chart
Butterfree changes
- In Generation 1, Butterfree has a base Special stat of 80.
- In Generations 2-5, Butterfree has a base Special Attack of 80.
- In Generations 1-4, Butterfree has a base experience yield of 160.
- In Generation 5, Butterfree has a base experience yield of 173.
Pokédex entries
Red Blue | In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air. |
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Yellow | Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain. |
Gold | It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. |
Silver | Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains. |
Crystal | It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom. |
Ruby Sapphire | BUTTERFREE has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming over six miles from its nest. |
FireRed | The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this POKéMON can fly about even in rain. |
LeafGreen | In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air. |
Emerald | It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away. |
Diamond Pearl Platinum | It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen. |
HeartGold | It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. |
SoulSilver | Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains. |
Black White Black 2 White 2 | It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen. |
X | It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen. |
Y | The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this Pokémon can fly about even in rain. |
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire | Butterfree has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming over six miles from its nest. |
Sun | Close examination of its large eyes reveals that each eye is composed of a myriad of tiny eyes. |
Moon | When attacked by other Pokémon, it defends itself by scattering its poisonous scales and fluttering its wings. |
Ultra Sun | Its wings are covered in toxic scales. If it finds bird Pokémon going after Caterpie, Butterfree sprinkles its scales on them to drive them off. |
Ultra Moon | Nectar from pretty flowers is its favorite food. In fields of flowers, it has heated battles with Cutiefly for territory. |
Moves learned by Butterfree
Moves learnt by level up
Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.
Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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1 | Confusion | Psychic | 50 | 100 | |
1 | Gust | Flying | 40 | 100 | |
13 | Poison Powder | Poison | — | 75 | |
13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | — | 75 | |
13 | Stun Spore | Grass | — | 75 | |
16 | Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 100 | |
19 | Supersonic | Normal | — | 55 | |
22 | Quiver Dance | Bug | — | — | |
25 | Whirlwind | Normal | — | — | |
28 | Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95 | |
31 | Bug Buzz | Bug | 90 | 100 |
Moves learnt on evolution
Butterfree learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee (regardless of level).
Moves learnt by TM
Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:
TM | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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01 | Headbutt | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
04 | Teleport | Psychic | — | — | |
05 | Rest | Psychic | — | — | |
07 | Protect | Normal | — | — | |
08 | Substitute | Normal | — | — | |
09 | Reflect | Psychic | — | — | |
12 | Facade | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
18 | U-turn | Bug | 70 | 100 | |
27 | Toxic | Poison | — | 90 | |
40 | Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100 | |
43 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100 | |
45 | Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100 | |
48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90 | |
50 | Roost | Flying | — | — | |
53 | Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100 | |
59 | Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 | 100 |
Moves learnt by level up
Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.
Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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1 | Confusion | Psychic | 50 | 100 | |
1 | Gust | Flying | 40 | 100 | |
11 | Confusion | Psychic | 50 | 100 | |
13 | Poison Powder | Poison | — | 75 | |
13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | — | 75 | |
13 | Stun Spore | Grass | — | 75 | |
17 | Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 100 | |
19 | Silver Wind | Bug | 60 | 100 | |
23 | Supersonic | Normal | — | 55 | |
25 | Safeguard | Normal | — | — | |
29 | Whirlwind | Normal | — | — | |
31 | Bug Buzz | Bug | 90 | 100 | |
35 | Rage Powder | Bug | — | — | |
37 | Captivate | Normal | — | 100 | |
41 | Tailwind | Flying | — | — | |
43 | Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95 | |
47 | Quiver Dance | Bug | — | — |
Moves learnt on evolution
Butterfree learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).
Egg moves
Butterfree does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Move Tutor moves
Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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Bug Bite | Bug | 60 | 100 | |
Defog | Flying | — | — | |
Electroweb | Electric | 55 | 95 | |
Giga Drain | Grass | 75 | 100 | |
Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 100 | |
Skill Swap | Psychic | — | — | |
Snore | Normal | 50 | 100 | |
Tailwind | Flying | — | — |
Pre-evolution moves
These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Butterfree. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.
Moves learnt by TM
Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:
TM | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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06 | Toxic | Poison | — | 90 | |
09 | Venoshock | Poison | 65 | 100 | |
10 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 | 100 | |
11 | Sunny Day | Fire | — | — | |
15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90 | |
17 | Protect | Normal | — | — | |
18 | Rain Dance | Water | — | — | |
19 | Roost | Flying | — | — | |
20 | Safeguard | Normal | — | — | |
21 | Frustration | Normal | — | 100 | |
22 | Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100 | |
27 | Return | Normal | — | 100 | |
29 | Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100 | |
30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100 | |
32 | Double Team | Normal | — | — | |
40 | Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | ∞ | |
42 | Facade | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
44 | Rest | Psychic | — | — | |
45 | Attract | Normal | — | 100 | |
46 | Thief | Dark | 60 | 100 | |
48 | Round | Normal | 60 | 100 | |
53 | Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 100 | |
62 | Acrobatics | Flying | 55 | 100 | |
68 | Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90 | |
77 | Psych Up | Normal | — | — | |
83 | Infestation | Bug | 20 | 100 | |
85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 | 100 | |
87 | Swagger | Normal | — | 85 | |
88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — | — | |
89 | U-turn | Bug | 70 | 100 | |
90 | Substitute | Normal | — | — | |
100 | Confide | Normal | — | — |
Transfer-only moves
Butterfree can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | Method |
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Bide | Normal | — | — | Generation 1 — TM | |
Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100 | Generation 1 — TM | |
Psywave | Psychic | — | 80 | Generation 1 — TM | |
Rage | Normal | 20 | 100 | Generation 1 — TM | |
Razor Wind | Normal | 80 | 100 | Generation 1 — TM | |
Reflect | Psychic | — | — | Generation 1 — TM | |
Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85 | Generation 1 — TM | |
Teleport | Psychic | — | — | Generation 1 — TM | |
Curse | Ghost | — | — | Generation 2 — TM | |
Nightmare | Ghost | — | 100 | Generation 2 — TM | |
Sweet Scent | Normal | — | — | Generation 2 — TM | |
Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100 | Generation 3 — Move tutor | |
Mimic | Normal | — | — | Generation 3 — Move tutor | |
Endure | Normal | — | — | Generation 4 — TM | |
Natural Gift | Normal | — | 100 | Generation 4 — TM | |
Air Cutter | Flying | 60 | 95 | Generation 4 — Move tutor | |
Ominous Wind | Ghost | 60 | 100 | Generation 4 — Move tutor | |
Swift | Normal | 60 | ∞ | Generation 4 — Move tutor | |
Twister | Dragon | 40 | 100 | Generation 4 — Move tutor | |
Flash | Normal | — | 100 | Generation 6 — TM | |
Secret Power | Normal | 70 | 100 | Generation 6 — TM | |
Struggle Bug | Bug | 50 | 100 | Generation 6 — TM |
Butterfree sprites
Type | Generation 1 | Generation 2 | Generation 3 | Generation 4 | Generation 5 | Generation 6 | Generation 7 |
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Shiny | — |
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Where to find Butterfree
Red Blue Yellow |
Evolve Caterpie/Metapod |
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Gold | Route 2, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, Azalea Town, Ilex Forest, Lake of Rage, National Park |
Silver | National Park |
Crystal | Route 2, 24, 25, Ilex Forest, National Park |
Ruby Sapphire |
Trade/migrate from another game |
FireRed LeafGreen |
Evolve Caterpie/Metapod |
Emerald | Trade/migrate from another game |
Diamond Pearl Platinum |
Evolve Caterpie/Metapod |
HeartGold | Route 2, 47, Ilex Forest, National Park, Viridian Forest |
SoulSilver | National Park |
Black | Trade/migrate from another game |
White | Route 12 |
Black 2 White 2 |
Trade/migrate from another game |
X Y |
Evolve Caterpie/Metapod |
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
Trade/migrate from another game |
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon |
Route 5, Melemele Meadow, Lush Jungle |
Let's Go Pikachu | Viridian Forest |
Let's Go Eevee | Evolve Caterpie/Metapod |
Answers to Butterfree questions
- What is a good moveset for Butterfree?
- My Caterpie evolved at Lv. 3 then to Butterfree at Lv. 5. Why?
- Good moveset for lvl 12 butterfree?
- Whats with butterfree`s spots?
- Beedrill or Butterfree?
- Pink Butterfree?
- Venonat's evolution was originally a Butterfree?
- Why does the shiny butterfree look different that it's first appearance?
- Which of the five butterflies is the strongest?
View more questions on PokéBase »
Other languages
English | Butterfree |
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Japanese | バタフリー (Butterfree) |
German | Smettbo |
French | Papilusion |
Name origin
- butterfly
- a species of flying insect
- free
- without limit, now it’s able to fly