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The pink Butterfree (Japanese: ピンクバタフリー pink Butterfree) is the first alternate colored Pokémon (excluding the ones being differently colored due to coloring errors) in the anime. It was created before alternate colored Pokémon appeared in the games, possibly to differentiate it from the other Butterfree in the episode. This may be why alternate colored Butterfree are not pink in the games. Her voice actress in both Japanese and English is Chinami Nishimura.
She appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree. Ash's Butterfree fell in love with her, and fought to save her from Team Rocket. At the end of the episode, the two became mates and Ash's Butterfree flew away across the ocean with the pink Butterfree.
The only other time the pink Butterfree was seen again was in the Japanese opening Spurt! and a flashback in the episode A Trainer and Child Reunion!, both along with Ash's Butterfree.
In the games
- In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal a female NPC near the top of the Lake of Rage makes a reference to a pink Butterfree. She comments "Come to think of it, I've seen a pink Butterfree."
- However, this may be a reference to the shiny form of Butterfree in the games which has a different colors but has some pink.
Trivia
- Butterfree's coloration may not be naturally occurring; in In the Pink, an island is introduced where all of the Pokémon gradually turn pink as a result of eating a special berry only found on the island.
Related articles
- For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Butterfree.
