Butterfree

Butterfree
Current
Information
Type	Bug /  Flying
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Compound Eyes Hidden Tinted Lens
Species	Butterfly Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.1 m / 3'07" Weight 32.0 kg / 70.5 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation I
Evolution	Evolves from Metapod
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color White Egg group(s) Bug Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0012
Kanto	012 / N/A (PE)
Johto	026 / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos 025 Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	019 / N/A (USUM)
Galar	015 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name バタフリー Batafurii
Japanese	Name バタフリー Batafurii
English	Name Butterfree
English	Name Butterfree
Butterfree
Information
Type	Bug /  Flying
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Compound Eyes
Height and Weight	Height 17.0+ m / 55'09"+
Introduced in	Generation VIII
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color White Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0012G
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A

Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー, Hepburn: Batafurii) (BUT-er-free) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has a Gigantamax form.

Biology

Physiology

Concept artwork of Butterfree.

Butterfree is an insect-like Pokémon appearing as a large butterfly. Butterfree has a large purple body with light blue limbs and a nose with very small fangs. Its eyes are quite large in proportion to its head and are a red color. Butterfree's large wings simply appear as black and white butterfly wings.

Gigantamax Butterfree

In its Gigantamax form, Bufferfree's body has a larger frame with red glowing eyes. It sports a giant set of wings with glowing teal patterns on them. A fur-like pattern is attached to its wings and back. Its antennae changes from black to light green and, like other dynamaxed Pokémon, are surrounded by red clouds.

Gender differences

The gender difference is the female has purple on the bottom of its wings and the male doesn't have them.

Behavior

Butterfree consume honey from flowers and are excellent at detecting sources of it. They can trace minutes amounts of pollen back to flower patches, where they then feast on honey and nectar. Using the hairs on their legs, Butterfree are also able to carry the sticky substance back to their nests. They often fly as far as 6 miles (10 kilometers) to find nectar in blooming flowers.

Because of their water-resistant wings, Butterfree can often be found fluttering about in the misty upper levels of rainforests. However, the high moisture is not necessary for their survival; they are simply highly tolerant of it, so they are also found in drier forests as well, often flying in small swarms to search out locations where honey is abundant. They sometimes compete with Cutiefly for territory.

Natural abilities

Regular Butterfree have the ability Compound Eyes which raises its accuracy rating by 30%. Outside of battle, Compound eyes will raise the chances of finding a Pokémon with an item if the user is in the lead slot of the party.

Butterfree befriended within the Dream World have the Tinted Lens ability, which doubles the power of "not very effective" moves.

In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air. Its wings are very helpful in spreading the Poisonpowder and Stun Spore.

Evolution

Butterfree evolves from Metapod at level 10 and is the final evolution of Caterpie.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Evolve Metapod	None
Yellow	Evolve Metapod	None
Gold and Silver	Bug-Catching Contest, National Park Route 2, Trees(Silver only)	Uncommon (Gold) Rare (Silver)
Crystal	Bug-Catching Contest, National Park, Route 2, 24, 25, Trees	Uncommon
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Evolve Metapod	None
Emerald	Trade	None
Diamond and Pearl	Evolve Metapod	None
Platinum	Evolve Metapod	None
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Route 2, Bug-Catching Contest, Viridian Forest, Headbutt trees	Rare
Black and White	Trade (Black only) Route 12 (White only)	Rare
Black 2 and White 2	Trade (Black 2 only) Hidden Grotto - Pinwheel Forest (White 2 only)	Rare
X and Y	Evolve Metapod	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Route 5 (Alola), Lush Jungle (SOS only), Melemele Meadow	Common
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Melemele Meadow, Lush Jungle (SOS only), Route 5	Common
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Viridian Forest, Evolve Metapod	Common
Sword and Shield	East Lake Axewell, Giant's Mirror, Rolling Fields, Slumbering Weald Max Raid Battles: Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch Gigantamax Raid Battles: Rolling Fields	Common

Spin-off game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Snap	Beach
Pokémon Channel	Viridian Forest
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 1, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Metapod
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Apple Woods (1-7F)
Pokémon Rumble	Silent Forest
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Meadow Zone

Pokédex entries

• Red and Blue

  In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing 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

  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.

• 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 a 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

  It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• Pearl

  It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• 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

  It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• White

  It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• Black 2

  It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• 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 Pokemon can fly about even in rain.

• Omega Ruby

  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.

• 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 it favorite food. In fields on flowers, it has heated battles with Cutiefly in territory.

• Let's Go, Pikachu!

  Its wings, covered with poisonous powder, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.

• Let's Go, Eevee!

  Its wings, covered with poisonous powder, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.

• Sword

  Normal Form: In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
  Gigantamax: Crystallized Gigantamax energy makes up this Pokémon's blindingly bright and highly toxic scales.

• Shield

  Normal Form: It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
  Gigantamax: Once it has opponents trapped in a tornado that could blow away a 10-ton truck, it finishes them off with its poisonous scales.

• Brilliant Diamond

  It loves the nectar of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• Shining Pearl

  It loves the nectar of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

Stats

• Generation VI-
• Generation I-V

Stats
HP	60
Attack	45
Defense	50
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	70
Total	227

Stats
HP	60
Attack	45
Defense	50
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	70
Total	227

Learnset

By leveling up

• Generation VIII
• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

LevelingGeneration VIII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
1	Harden	—	—%	30	Steel	Status
1	Tackle	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	String Shot	—	95%	40	Bug	Status
1	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Evo	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
4	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
8	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
12	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison	Status
12	Stun Spore	—	75%	30	Grass	Status
12	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass	Status
16	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special
20	Whirlwind	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
24	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
28	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Special
32	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
36	Tailwind	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
40	Rage Powder	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
44	Quiver Dance	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
1	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
11	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
13	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison	Status
13	Stun Spore	—	75%	30	Grass	Status
13	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass	Status
17	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special
19	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special
23	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
25	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Special
29	Whirlwind	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
31	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
35	Rage Powder	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
37	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
41	Tailwind	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
43	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
47	Quiver Dance	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
10	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
13	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
12	Stun Spore	—	75%	35	Grass	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
12	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
16	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
18	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
22	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
24	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
28	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
30	Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
34	Rage Powder	—	—%	20	Bug	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
36	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
40	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
42	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
46	Quiver Dance	—	—%	20	Bug	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
10	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
13	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison	Status
12	Stun Spore	—	75%	35	Grass	Status
12	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass	Status
16	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
18	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
22	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Flying	Status
24	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special
28	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special
30	Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
34	Rage Powder	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
36	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
40	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
42	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
46	Quiver Dance	—	—%	20	Bug	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
10	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special		3 ♥
12	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison	Status		2 ♥
12	Stun Spore	—	75%	35	Grass	Status		2 ♥
12	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass	Status		2 ♥
16	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		3 ♥
18	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
22	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Flying	Status		0 ♥
24	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special		2 ♥
28	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		2 ♥
30	Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		2 ♥
34	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥
36	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
40	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
10	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic		2 ♥	3 ♥
13	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
14	Stun Spore	—	75%	30	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
15	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass		1 ♥	3 ♥
18	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
23	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
28	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying		3 ♥	0 ♥
34	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic		3 ♥	0 ♥
40	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic		1 ♥	0 ♥
47	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
10	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic
13	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison
14	Stun Spore	—	75%	30	Grass
15	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass
18	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal
23	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Normal
28	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying
34	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic
40	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
10, 12RB	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic
13, 15RB	Poison Powder	—	75%	35	Poison
14, 16RB	Stun Spore	—	75%	30	Grass
15, 17RB	Sleep Powder	—	75%	15	Grass
18, 21RB	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal
23, 26RB	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Normal
28	Gust	40	100%	35	Normal
32RB, 34	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Physical
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM76	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94ORAS	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Physical
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM51	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM53	Energy Ball	80	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM76	Struggle Bug	30	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Physical		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		2 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM48	Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM51	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		0 ♥
TM53	Energy Ball	80	100%	10	Grass	Special		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM62	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		2 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	70%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		1 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM05DPPt	Defog	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	15	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
HM05	Flash	—	70%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM03	Curse	—	—%	10	???
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire
TM12	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Grass
TM13	Snore	40	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass
TM20	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal
TM35	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal
TM39	Swift	—	—%	20	Normal
TM40	Defense Curl	—	—%	40	Normal
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal
TM50	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost
HM05	Flash	—	70%	20	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation I
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM02	Razor Wind	80	100%	10	Normal
TM04	Whirlwind	—	100%	20	Normal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM09	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal
TM10	Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM20	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal
TM21	Mega Drain	40	100%	15	Grass
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic
TM30	Teleport	—	—%	20	Psychic
TM31	Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic
TM34	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal
TM39	Swift	—	—%	20	Normal
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM46	Psybeam	—	85%	15	Psychic
TM50	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal
HM05	Flash	—	70%	20	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TR

Generation VIII
Machine	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TR11	Psychic		Special	90	100%	10
TR20	Substitute		Status	—	100%	10
TR26	Endure		Status	—	100%	10
TR27	Sleep Talk		Status	—	100%	10
TR29	Baton Pass		Status	—	100%	40
TR33	Shadow Ball		Special	80	100%	15
TR40	Skill Swap		Status	—	100%	10
TR46	Iron Defense		Status	—	100%	15
TR61	Bug Buzz		Special	90	100%	15
TR65	Energy Ball		Special	90	100%	10
TR89	Hurricane		Special	110	70%	10
TR96	Pollen Puff		Special	90	100%	15
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Butterfree learns no moves via breeding.

By tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite USUM	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Defog USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Electroweb USUM	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Giga Drain USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Signal Beam USUM	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Skill Swap USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind USUM	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite ORAS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Electroweb ORAS	55	95%	15	Electric	Special		3 ♥	1 ♥
Giga Drain ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Signal Beam ORAS	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Skill Swap ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ORAS	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Electroweb	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Air Cutter	55	95%	25	Flying	Special		3 ♥
Bug Bite HGSS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
Ominous Wind	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Signal Beam	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
String Shot HGSS	—	95%	40	Bug	Status		2 ♥
Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Tailwind HGSS	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		2 ♥
Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic		2 ♥	2 ♥
Endure E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Nightmare XD	—	100%	15	Ghost		1 ♥	3 ♥
Sleep Talk E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swift E	60	—%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation I
• Generation II
• Generation III
• Generation IV

Butterfree's Red and Blue sprite

Butterfree's Yellow sprite

Butterfree's Red and Green sprite

Butterfree's back sprite

Butterfree's Gold sprite

Butterfree's Silver sprite

Butterfree's Crystal sprite

Butterfree's back sprite

Butterfree's Gold shiny sprite

Butterfree's Silver shiny sprite

Butterfree's Crystal shiny sprite

Butterfree's back shiny sprite

Butterfree's Ruby and Sapphire sprite

Butterfree's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite

Butterfree's Emerald sprite

Butterfree's back sprite

Butterfree's Ruby and Sapphire shiny sprite

Butterfree's FireRed and LeafGreen shiny sprite

Butterfree's Emerald shiny sprite

Butterfree's back shiny sprite

Butterfree's Diamond and Pearl sprite ♂

Butterfree's Diamond and Pearl sprite ♀

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Butterfree's Platinum sprite ♂

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Butterfree's Platinum sprite ♀

Butterfree's HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite ♂

Butterfree's HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite ♀

Butterfree's back sprite ♂

Butterfree's back sprite ♀

Butterfree's Diamond and Pearl shiny sprite ♂

Butterfree's Diamond and Pearl shiny sprite ♀

Butterfree's Platinum shiny sprite ♂

Butterfree's Platinum shiny sprite ♀

Butterfree's HeartGold and SoulSilver shiny sprite ♂

Butterfree's HeartGold and SoulSilver shiny sprite ♀

Butterfree's back shiny sprite ♂

Butterfree's back shiny sprite ♀

Appearances

Anime

• Ash's Butterfree.
• Pink Butterfree.
• Ritchie's Butterfree, Happy.
• An Orange Islands Buttterfree.
• Solidad's Butterfree.
• Drew's Butterfree.
• Goh's Butterfree.

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Main

• Ash's Butterfree
• Goh's Butterfree

Supporting

• Happy
• Solidad's Butterfree
• Drew's Butterfree

Minor

• Pink Butterfree
• Lisa's Butterfree
• A.J.'s Butterfree
• Jeremy's Butterfree
• Xander's Butterfree
• Butterfree (BW132)
• Butterfree (MS020)
• Pink Butterfree (MS020)

Trivia

• Despite Butterfree being a Bug-type Pokémon, Butterfree could not learn any Bug-type moves until Generation III.
• Butterfree and Beautifly are both known as the Butterfly Pokémon.
• Despite the color of Butterfree's body mainly being purple, it is classified as White in the Pokédex, being its wing color.
• Despite being a part Flying-type Pokémon, having wings, and multiple Pokédex entries stating it can fly, it can't learn the move, Fly.
• In the Hungarian version of Mewtwo Returns, every Butterfree is called "Csodalepke", which literally means "wonder butterfly".

Origin

Butterfree vaguely resembles the Inachis io butterfly. However, its wings are white instead of colored.

Its design also appears to be based on the Black-veined White butterfly.

Its Gigantamax form could be based on the Mothra kaiju.

Etymology

"Butterfree" is a portmanteau of the words "butterfly" and "free".

Gallery

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data