Butterfree #0012

The Butterfly Pokémon

The data on this page is from the Pokémon Platinum RotomLabs Pokédex. See all available Pokémon in Platinum here. Or, check out this Pokémon's data from the most recent games.

Typing	BugFlying
Abilities	Compound Eyes
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	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Sp. Defense	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Speed	70	67—109	75—122	82—134
Total	385	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	50.39% 49.61%
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	160
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 Platinum:

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

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Butterfree as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
Ominous Wind	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Twister	40	100	Dragon	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.

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 Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM048	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM053	Energy Ball	80	100	Grass	Spec.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM062	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Spec.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via HM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM05	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.