Butterfree #0012

The Butterfly Pokémon

Typing	BugFlying
Abilities	Compound Eyes
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	80	76—145
Sp. Defense	80	76—145
Speed	70	67—134
Total	385	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 Ruby & Sapphire.

Trade from XD, FireRed & LeafGreen

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840
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	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

Sapphire

"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 TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

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

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
10	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
13	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
14	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
15	Sleep Powder	—	75	Grass	Stat.
18	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
23	Whirlwind	—	100	Normal	Stat.
28	Gust	40	100	Flying	Phys.
34	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
40	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
47	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Phys.

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.
String Shot (Caterpie)Levelup	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Tackle (Caterpie)Levelup	35	95	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

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

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
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	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.
TM048	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via HM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM05	Flash	—	70	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Dream Eater	EFRLGxd	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
Endure	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Morning Sun	xd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Nightmare	xd	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Sleep Talk	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Snore	E	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swagger	Exd	—	90	Normal	Stat.
Swift	E	60	—	Normal	Phys.

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

In-Game Images

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Shiny Sprites

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Weedle(#0013)

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