Butterfree (Pokémon)

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Butterfree
バタフリー Butterfree
#012
012Butterfree.png
Artwork from FR/LG
Type
Bug Flying
Category
Butterfly Pokémon
Ability
Compoundeyes
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto
#012
Johto
#026
Hoenn
#214
Regional Browser numbers
Height
0'0"
Imperial
0.0 m
Metric
Weight
0.0 lbs.
Imperial
0.0 kg
Metric
Dex color
Unknown
Catch rate
45 (5.9%)
Body style
BodyUnknown.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F012.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Breeding
Bug group 1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 160 Battle Exp.: 1601*
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Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー Butterfree, German: Smettbo, French: Papilusion) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.
Pokémon Yellow
Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
Pokémon Stadium
Its wings are covered with poisonous dust. If you see one flapping its wings, be careful not to inhale any of the dust.
Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2
It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Pokémon Silver
Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains.
Pokémon Crystal
It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
Pokémon Ruby and 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.
Pokémon 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.
Pokémon FireRed
The wings are protected by a rain-repellent dust. As a result, this pokémon can fly about even in rain.
Pokémon LeafGreen
In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Name origin

Butterfree's name is a combination of butterfly and free, possibly referring to its ability to fly after being grounded for two evolutionary stages.

Its design appears to be based upon a common butterfly.

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
60
120 - 167 230 - 324
45
45 - 106 85 - 207
50
49 - 112 94 - 218
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Total:
385
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
  • This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 80.

Type effectiveness

RBY

Under normal battle conditions in Generation I, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
None

Later versions

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric ×
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None

In the anime

Ash Ketchum had a Butterfree that he originally caught as a Caterpie. Several episodes after its evolution, Butterfree left Ash's party to mate with a pink Butterfree, and has not been seen since. It has reciently appeared in the intro Spurt! along with all of Ash's other Pokemon.

Learnset

Butterfree is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Game Generation I Generation II Generation III
RB Yellow
10   Confusion Confusion Confusion
12 Confusion      
14   Poisonpowder Poisonpowder Poisonpowder
15 Poisonpowder Sleep Powder Sleep Powder Sleep Powder
16 Stun Spore      
17 Sleep Powder      
18   Supersonic Supersonic Supersonic
21 Supersonic      
23   Whirlwind Whirlwind Whirlwind
26 Whirlwind      
28   Gust Gust Gust
32 Psybeam      
34   Psybeam Psybeam Psybeam
40   Safeguard Safeguard
47     Silver Wind

By TM/HM

Number Generation I Generation II Generation III
RB Y
TM02 Razor Wind
TM03 Curse
TM04 Whirlwind
TM06 Toxic Toxic Toxic
TM09 Take Down
TM10 Double-Edge Hidden Power Hidden Power
TM11 Sunny Day Sunny Day
TM13 Snore
TM15 Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam
TM17 Protect Protect
TM18 Rain Dance
TM19 Giga Drain Giga Drain
TM20 Rage Endure Safeguard
TM21 Mega Drain Frustration Frustration
TM22 Solarbeam Solarbeam Solarbeam
TM27 Return Return
TM29 Psychic Psychic Psychic
TM30 Teleport Shadow Ball
TM31 Mimic Mud-Slap
TM32 Double Team Double Team Double Team
TM33 Reflect
TM34 Bide Swagger
TM35 Sleep Talk
TM39 Swift Swift
TM40 Defense Curl Aerial Ace
TM42 Facade
TM43 Secret Power
TM44 Rest Rest Rest
TM45 Attract Attract
TM46 Psywave Thief
TM48 Skill Swap
TM50 Substitute Nightmare
HM05 Flash Flash Flash
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