Butterfree #019(Nat. #0012)

The Butterfly Pokémon

Typing	BugFlying
Abilities	Compound Eyes Tinted Lens - Hidden
Classification	The Butterfly Pokémon
National ID	#0012
Regional ID	#0019

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

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840
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	178
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Sun

"Close examination of its large eyes reveals that each eye is composed of a myriad of tiny eyes."

Moon

"When attacked by other Pokémon, it defends itself by scattering its poisonous scales and fluttering its wings."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via level-up in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
11	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
13	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
13	Sleep Powder	—	75	Grass	Stat.
13	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
17	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
19	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Spec.
23	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
25	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
29	Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.
31	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
35	Rage Powder	—	—	Bug	Stat.
37	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
41	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
43	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
47	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.
Bug Bite (Caterpie)Levelup	60	100	Bug	Phys.
Harden (Metapod)Evolve (Metapod)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
String Shot (Caterpie)Levelup	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Tackle (Caterpie)Levelup	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Butterfree via TM in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

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.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Infestation	20	100	Bug	Spec.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
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	HGSS Pt BW B2W2	60	95	Flying	Spec.
Bide	RB Y	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Bug Bite	HGSS Pt B2W2 BW ORAS XY USUM	60	100	Bug	Phys.
Curse	C GS	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Defog	DP Pt USUM	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Double-Edge	RB Y E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Electroweb	B2W2 ORAS USUM	55	95	Electric	Spec.
Endure	C GS E DP HGSS Pt	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Flash	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Giga Drain	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Grass	Spec.
Harden	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Iron Defense	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Mega Drain	RB Y	40	100	Grass	Spec.
Mimic	RB Y E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Natural Gift	DP HGSS Pt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Nightmare	C GS	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Ominous Wind	HGSS Pt	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Psywave	RB Y	1	100	Psychic	Spec.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Razor Wind	RB Y	80	100	Normal	Spec.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Secret Power	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Signal Beam	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Skill Swap	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Snore	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	50	100	Normal	Spec.
String Shot	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS HGSS DP Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Struggle Bug	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	50	100	Bug	Spec.
Sweet Scent	C GS	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Swift	RB Y C GS E HGSS Pt	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Tackle	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Take Down	RB Y	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Teleport	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Twister	HGSS Pt	40	100	Dragon	Spec.

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

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