Butterfree #0012

The Butterfly Pokémon

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Forms:

Base Form

Gigantamax

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	1920
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 Sword and Shield:

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.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Butterfree as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Dual Wingbeat	40	90	Flying	Phys.

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 Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM008	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM009	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM011	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM019	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM026	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM028	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM029	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM033	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM034	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM040	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM046	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM056	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM061	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM065	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM074	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM078	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM082	Electroweb	55	95	Electric	Spec.
TM087	Draining Kiss	50	100	Fairy	Spec.
TM089	Hurricane	110	70	Flying	Spec.
TM095	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
TM096	Pollen Puff	90	100	Bug	Spec.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Metapod (#0011)

Grubbin (#0736)