Butterfree #0012

The Butterfly Pokémon

Typing	BugFlying
Abilities	Compound Eyes Tinted Lens - Hidden
Classification	The Butterfly Pokémon
National ID	#0012
How to get	Trade or transfer only

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Rock

Weak x2

FlyingFireElectricIce

Resists x½

Bug

Resists x¼

FightingGrass

Immune x0

Ground

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	60	120—167
Attack	45	45—106
Defense	50	49—112
Sp. Attack	90	85—156
Sp. Defense	80	76—145
Speed	70	67—134
Total	395	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 7

At Level 10

Where to Find

Butterfree can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Trade from X & Y

Transfer from Black 2 & White 2, Black & White, HeartGold & SoulSilver

+4 more

Platinum, Diamond & Pearl, XD, FireRed & LeafGreen

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3855
Gender Ratio	50.00%50.00%
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	173
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Alpha Sapphire

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."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Tutor TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via level-up in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
10	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
12	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
12	Sleep Powder	—	75	Grass	Stat.
12	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
16	Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.
18	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
22	Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.
24	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
28	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Spec.
30	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
34	Rage Powder	—	—	Bug	Stat.
36	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
40	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
42	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
46	Quiver Dance	—	—	Bug	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Harden (Metapod)Levelup (Metapod)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Iron Defense (Metapod)Tutor	—	—	Steel	Stat.
String Shot (Caterpie)Levelup	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Tackle (Caterpie)Levelup	50	100	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Butterfree as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
Electroweb	55	95	Electric	Spec.
Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via TM in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM009	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM010	Hidden Power	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
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	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM053	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM062	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM076	Struggle Bug	50	100	Bug	Spec.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Infestation	20	100	Bug	Spec.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM094	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM100	Confide	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	HGSSPtBWB2W2	60	95	Flying	Spec.
Defog	DPPt	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Endure	EDPHGSSPt	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Morning Sun	xd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Natural Gift	DPHGSSPt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Nightmare	xd	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Ominous Wind	HGSSPt	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Swift	EHGSSPt	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Twister	HGSSPt	40	100	Dragon	Spec.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Weedle(#0013)

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