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'''Butterfree''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''バタフリー''' ''Butterfree'') is a dual-type {{2t|Bug|Flying}} Pokémon.

==Biology==

Butterfree's wings are covered with poisonous powders that fall off continuously as it flies. This powder repels water, enabling it to gather honey even in the rain. Butterfree will roam up to {{tt|six miles|ten kilometers}} from its nest in search of honey, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by {{p|Heracross}}, as seen in [[EP119|the anime]]. Butterfree is found in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon|forests}}, but has also [[EP021|been observed]] flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern.

==In the anime==

===Major appearances===

====[[Ash's Butterfree]]====

An {{DL|List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|Orange Archipelago Butterfree|Orange Archipelago variant}} of Butterfree living on [[Valencia Island]] appeared in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''. It had not eaten for days despite [[Professor Ivy]]'s effort to make different kinds of food for it. It took a liking to {{an|Brock}}'s food, however, and was one of the reasons he stayed behind. It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]''.

After {{TRT}} kidnapped Dr. Gordon and flew away on [[Jessie's Dustox]] in ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]'', [[Xander]]'s [[Giant Pokémon|giant]] Metapod evolved into a Butterfree to chase Team Rocket. Xander's Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode.

[[Drew]] has a {{DL|Drew|Pokémon|Butterfree}} that debuted in ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing]]''.

A Butterfree appeared in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'' under the ownership of [[A.J.]].

A flock of {{DL|List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|Orange Archipelago Butterfree}} living on the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]] appeared in a flashback in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]''.

Three Butterfree were seen at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]''.

A Butterfree was one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]''.

A Butterfree was one of the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in ''[[EP207|Got Miltank?]]''.

Two Butterfree were seen at [[Lake Slowpoke]] in ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''.

In ''[[AG181|Channeling the Battle Zone]]'', [[Solidad]] used her Butterfree in the [[Kanto]] [[Grand Festival]].  

It was also seen as part of [[Lila]]'s famous "Tiger Lily Smile" background in ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]''.

A Butterfree appeared on the picture in the gallery museum in ''[[XY005|A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!]]''.

===Pokédex entries===

==In the manga==

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

{{main|Ash's Butterfree}}

Melanie took care of three Butterfree in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

{{main|Kitty}}

Butterfree debuts in ''[[PS012|Wake Up—You’re Snorlax!]]'' as one of the Pokémon shocked by {{adv|Red}}'s [[Pika]] in a forest.

In ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' a Butterfree was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].

===In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga===

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

{{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}} used a Butterfree in a haircut salon that he built.

==In the TCG==

===Pokédex entries===

{{Dex/Gen|gen=I}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Red|v2=Blue|t2=FFF|entry=In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Stadium|t=FFF|color=000|entry=Its wings are covered with poisonous dust. If you see one flapping its wings, be careful not to inhale any of the dust.}}

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===Game locations===

{{Availability/Gen|gen=I}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Red|v2=Blue|t2=fff|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Metapod}}}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=II}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Silver|area=[[National Park]] ([[Bug-Catching Contest]]){{dotw|Tu}}{{dotw|Th}}{{dotw|Sa}}}}

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{{Availability/Entry2|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Metapod}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Platinum|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Metapod}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=SoulSilver|area=[[National Park]] ([[Bug-Catching Contest]])}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Pal Park|color=71AD64|link=Pal Park|area={{DL|List of Pokémon by Pal Park location|Forest}}}}

====In side games====

===Held items===

{{HeldItems

|rby1=Bitter Berry|rby1type=Berry (Generation II)|rby1image=no|rby1rar=100

|gsc1=SilverPowder|gsc1type=Type-enhancing item|gsc1rar=8

|e1=SilverPowder|e1type=Type-enhancing item|e1rar=5

|hgss1=SilverPowder|hgss1type=Type-enhancing item|hgss1rar=5

|w1=SilverPowder|w1type=Type-enhancing item|w1rar=5

====Base stats====

=====Generation I-V=====

=====Generation VI=====

====Pokéathlon stats====

===Type effectiveness===

===Learnset===

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

{{learnlist/levelh/6|Butterfree|Bug|Flying|1|xy=n}}

{{learnlist/level6|10|Confusion|Psychic|Special|50|100|25|||Clever|4|0}}

{{learnlist/level6|12|Poison Powder|Poison|Status|—|75|35|||Clever|3|0}}

===Side game data===

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* Butterfree was the first Pokémon shown in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have an alternate color, [[Pink Butterfree|pink]]. This has only been seen in a single female, and unlike a {{Shiny}} Butterfree, which has green eyes and pink wings, limbs, and snout, this Butterfree only differed in its pink body and wings.

* Butterfree has been trained by four important anime Trainers: {{Ash}}, [[Ritchie]], [[Solidad]], and [[Drew]].  

===Origin===

==In other languages==

|ja=バタフリー ''Butterfree''|jameaning=From ''butterfly'' and ''free''

|fr=Papilusion|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|papillon''|butterfly}} and ''illusion''

|de=Smettbo|demeaning=From {{tt|''Schmetterling''|butterfly}} and possibly {{tt|''Bö''|gust}}

|it=Butterfree|itmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name

|zh_yue=巴他蝶 ''Bātādihp''|zh_yuemeaning=Partial transliteration of Japanese name. 蝶 is from {{tt|蝴蝶 ''wùhdihp''|butterfly}}

|zh_cmn=巴大蝴 ''Bādàhú''|zh_cmnmeaning=Partial transliteration of Japanese name. 蝴 is from {{tt|蝴蝶 ''húdié''|butterfly}}

|hu={{tt|Csodalepke|Mewtwo Returns only, where it was mistakenly translated}}|humeaning="Wonder butterfly"

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* [[Ash's Butterfree]]

* [[Pink Butterfree]]

==External links==

* {{wp|Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree|Article on Wikipedia}}

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