Butterfree

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Butterfree is a Bug/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Butterfly Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	012
Type	Bug Flying
Species	Butterfly Pokémon
Height	3′07″ (1.1 m)
Weight	70.5 lbs (32.0 kg)
Abilities	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)

Training

EV yield	2 Special Attack, 1 Special Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	178
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (base 3,840 steps)

Base stats

HP	60	230	324
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.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Butterfree.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2		2	¼	2	¼		0

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2		½	4

Evolution chart

#010
Caterpie
Bug

(Level 7)

#011
Metapod
Bug

(Level 10)

#012
Butterfree
Bug · Flying

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.
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

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Gust	Flying		40	100

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	Power	Acc.
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.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100	Level up
Harden	Normal	—	—	Level up
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Level up
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Level up
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—	Move tutor
Harden	Normal	—	—	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
9	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	Power	Acc.	Method
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

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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 Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Gust	Flying		40	100

Egg moves

Butterfree does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Butterfree. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100	Level up
Harden	Normal	—	—	Level up
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Level up
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Level up
Harden	Normal	—	—	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
9	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 Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
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

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Butterfree sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal							—
Shiny	—						—

See all Butterfree sprites

Where to find Butterfree

Red Blue Yellow	Evolve Caterpie/Metapod
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

Answers to Butterfree questions

Other languages

English	Butterfree
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