Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pokédex

Butterfree #0012

The Butterfly Pokémon

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Typing	BugFlying
Abilities	Compound Eyes Tinted Lens - Hidden
Classification	The Butterfly Pokémon
National ID	#0012

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Rock

Weak x2

Flying

Fire

Electric

Ice

Resists x½

Bug

Resists x¼

Fighting

Grass

Immune x0

Ground

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Butterfree (butterfree) official artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	60		120—167
Attack	45	45—87	50—97	55—106
Defense	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Sp. Attack	90	85—127	95—142	104—156
Sp. Defense	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Speed	70	67—109	75—122	82—134
Total	395	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 7

At Level 10

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3825
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	1.1 m (3'7")
Weight	32.0 kg (70.5 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack 1 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	198
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
1	Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	String Shot	—	95	Bug	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
8	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
12	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
12	Sleep Powder	—	75	Grass	Stat.
12	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
16	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
20	Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.
24	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
28	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
32	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
36	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
40	Rage Powder	—	—	Bug	Stat.
44	Quiver Dance	—	—	Bug	Stat.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Butterfree upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM048	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM053	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM062	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM097	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.