Beautifly is a butterfly-like Pokémon with two pairs of wings. It has large blue eyes and black antennae with rounded tips. Its face, underside, and four stubby limbs are gray, while the rest of its body is black. The main body of its wings is balck with large, yellow markings, and smaller red and blue markings. The upper pair of wings is larger and has a line of yellow along the top edge, while each of the lower wings have a long, round-tipped extension on the bottom. The female's wings have smaller red spots than the male. Beautifly has long and curled black proboscis that it uses to drain body fluids from its prey. Additionally, this aggressive Pokémon will jab at foes with its proboscis if it is disturbed while collecting pollen. Beautifly lives in forests.
In the main series
Major appearances
May's Silcoon evolved into a Beautifly in Seeing is Believing. From then on, Beautifly was used in many Pokémon Contests during May's Hoenn journey. It was eventually left at the Petalburg Gym after May competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival. Beautifly briefly rejoined May's team in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, and again to participate in the Wallace Cup during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Aaron's Wurmple was revealed to have evolved into a Beautifly in A Trainer and Child Reunion! after the two reunited.
Other
A Beautifly appeared in All Things Bright and Beautifly!, under the ownership of Janet. She used it during the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest. It was able to advance to the Battle Stage and reach the final round, where it went up against Chaz's Venomoth. It managed to win the battle, earning Janet the Rustboro Ribbon. This Beautifly inspired May to become a Coordinator and to catch her own Wurmple.
A Beautifly appeared in The Blue Badge of Courage, under the ownership of Sakura. She used it to help Misty stop the thieves.
A Beautifly appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, under the ownership of Kiko. It was used in a Tag Battle against Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup alongside Kato's Heracross.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in PK18, where Pikachu and his friends collided into them during an airborne chase. Out of anger, they caused a strong wind that blew everyone in different directions.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in JN022, where they evolved from Silcoon.
Minor appearances
Beautifly debuted in Get the Show on the Road!.
A Beautifly appeared in A Tail with a Twist.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in A Bite to Remember.
Two Beautifly appeared in the opening sequence of Jirachi: Wish Maker.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in a flashback in Love, Petalburg Style!, where it was revealed that Norman proposed to Caroline in a meadow full of them.
A Beautifly appeared in a fantasy in The Right Place and the Right Mime.
A Coordinator's Beautifly appeared in What I Did for Love!.
A Coordinator's Beautifly appeared in Mounting a Coordinator Assault!, where it was seen participating in the Performance Stage of the Jubilife Contest.
A Coordinator's Beautifly appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
A Beautifly appeared in Riding the Winds of Change, where it was among the many Pokémon Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy used to blow a Gligar away from the city.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened as residents of Pokémon Hills.
A Beautifly appeared in a fantasy in JN011.
Multiple Beautifly appeared in a fantasy in JN022.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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AG013
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Beautifly
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Ash's Pokédex
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Beautifly, the Butterfly Pokémon. Beautifly have long, thin noses which can extend to suck the pollen out of flowers.
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AG028
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Beautifly
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May's Pokédex
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Beautifly, the Butterfly Pokémon. Beautifly is the evolved form of Silcoon. It loves sweet pollen and riding the spring breeze from flower to flower.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP076
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Beautifly
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Beautifly, the Butterfly Pokémon, and the evolved form of Silcoon. When flowers are in full bloom, Beautifly fly about, gathering pollen.
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In Pokémon Generations
A wild Beautifly appeared in The Cavern, where it was flying away from a storm that a Primal Kyogre was creating.