Butterfree
#0012

Butterfree

Butterfree
📏 1.1 m ⚖️ 32 kg 🎯 45 · Hard to catch

It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying, quadruple damage from Rock, resists Grass, Fighting and Bug, and is immune to Ground. Its base stats add up to 395: the highest is Special Attack (90) and the lowest is Attack (45).

It is the third stage of its evolution line, along with Caterpie and Metapod. Its ability is Compound Eyes, and its Hidden Ability is Tinted Lens. It is in the Bug egg group and can breed with 92 species. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it learns 18 moves by level-up and 29 by TM.

OTHER FORMS

Only their look changes:

  • Butterfree Gigantamax Form

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
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
EVs on defeat: Sp. Atk +2 Sp. Def +1

ABILITIES

The Pokémon's compound eyes boost its accuracy.

Tinted Lens (hidden)

The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.

BREEDING

GroupsBug
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with92

MOVES

Data from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 18 moves
Start Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40
Lv. 1 Harden Normal Status — — 30
Lv. 1 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
Lv. 4 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
Lv. 8 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25
Lv. 12 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75% 35
Lv. 12 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30
Lv. 12 Sleep Powder Grass Status — 75% 15
Lv. 16 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100% 20
Lv. 20 Whirlwind Normal Status — — 20
Lv. 24 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15
Lv. 28 Safeguard Normal Status — — 25
Lv. 32 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
Lv. 36 Tailwind Flying Status — — 15
Lv. 40 Rage Powder Bug Status — — 20
Lv. 44 Quiver Dance Bug Status — — 20

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

🚫 IMMUNE

EVOLUTION LINE

Caterpie #0010 Caterpie
Lv. 7 ▶
Metapod #0011 Metapod
Lv. 10 ▶ Butterfree #0012 Butterfree