Butterfree Evolution
Butterfree Abilities
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
Butterfree Moves
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Butterfree Sprites
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heav iest of rains.
It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
Butterfree's Japanese name is Butterfree (バタフリー). Here are all the official names for Butterfree across different languages:
Butterfree Breeding
How to Get Butterfree
Butterfree can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Butterfree in every game where it is available:
About Butterfree
Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 395, Butterfree is classified as a Butterfly Pokémon and is part of the Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree evolution line.
In competitive play, Butterfree is placed in the NatDex Monotype tier where it holds a 0.01% usage rate. Its key abilities are Compound Eyes and Tinted Lens, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Butterfree is weak to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Butterfree can learn 87 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Sleep Powder, Hurricane, Quiver Dance, Bug Buzz. Standing at 1.1m tall and weighing 32kg, Butterfree has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Kanto region games.