Butterfree
bug
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Bug
Dex
#012
Abilities
Raises accuracy.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
160
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack1 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2electric ×2ice ×2rock ×4
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Butterfree isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfusionLevel: 1 | ||||||
| psychic |  | 50 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A psychic attack that may cause confusion. | ||||||
| HardenLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense. | ||||||
| ConfusionLevel: 10 | ||||||
| psychic | | 50 | 100 | 25 | ||
| A psychic attack that may cause confusion. | ||||||
| Poison PowderLevel: 13 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 75 | 35 | ||
| Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Stun SporeLevel: 14 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 30 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Sleep PowderLevel: 15 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep. | ||||||
| SupersonicLevel: 18 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 55 | 20 | ||
| Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| WhirlwindLevel: 23 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle. | ||||||
| GustLevel: 28 | ||||||
| 40 | 100 | 35 | |||
| Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings. | ||||||
| Bug BuzzLevel: 31 | ||||||
| bug | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A damaging sound wave that may lower Sp. Def. | ||||||
| PsybeamLevel: 34 | ||||||
| psychic | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| SafeguardLevel: 40 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Air SlashLevel: 43 | ||||||
| 75 | 95 | 15 | |||
| Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| Silver WindLevel: 47 | ||||||
| bug | | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| A powdery attack that may raise abilities. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (22)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Safeguard | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | TM20 | |
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal |  | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Psychic | ||||||
| psychic | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 | |
| A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Skill Swap | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM48 | |
| The user swaps special abilities with the target. | ||||||
| Flash | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | HM05 | |
| Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy. | ||||||
