Butterfree (Pokémon)
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Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー Butterfree, German: Smettbo, French: Papilusion) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue
- In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.
- Pokémon Yellow
- Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
- Pokémon Stadium
- Its wings are covered with poisonous dust. If you see one flapping its wings, be careful not to inhale any of the dust.
- Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2
- It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
- Pokémon Silver
- Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains.
- Pokémon Crystal
- It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
- Pokémon Ruby and 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.
- Pokémon Emerald
- It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away.
- Pokémon FireRed
- The wings are protected by a rain-repellent dust. As a result, this pokémon can fly about even in rain.
- Pokémon LeafGreen
- In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Name origin
Butterfree's name is a combination of butterfly and free, possibly referring to its ability to fly after being grounded for two evolutionary stages.
Its design appears to be based upon a common butterfly.
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
Total: 385
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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Type effectiveness
RBY
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Later versions
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In the anime
Ash Ketchum had a Butterfree that he originally caught as a Caterpie. Several episodes after its evolution, Butterfree left Ash's party to mate with a pink Butterfree, and has not been seen since.
Learnset
Butterfree is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
Game | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | |
RB | Yellow | |||
10 | Confusion | Confusion | Confusion | |
12 | Confusion | |||
14 | Poisonpowder | Poisonpowder | Poisonpowder | |
15 | Poisonpowder | Sleep Powder | Sleep Powder | Sleep Powder |
16 | Stun Spore | |||
17 | Sleep Powder | |||
18 | Supersonic | Supersonic | Supersonic | |
21 | Supersonic | |||
23 | Whirlwind | Whirlwind | Whirlwind | |
26 | Whirlwind | |||
28 | Gust | Gust | Gust | |
32 | Psybeam | |||
34 | Psybeam | Psybeam | Psybeam | |
40 | Safeguard | Safeguard | ||
47 | Silver Wind |
By TM/HM
Number | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | |
RB | Y | |||
TM02 | Razor Wind | |||
TM03 | Curse | |||
TM04 | Whirlwind | |||
TM06 | Toxic | Toxic | Toxic | |
TM09 | Take Down | |||
TM10 | Double-Edge | Hidden Power | Hidden Power | |
TM11 | Sunny Day | Sunny Day | ||
TM13 | Snore | |||
TM15 | Hyper Beam | Hyper Beam | Hyper Beam | |
TM17 | Protect | Protect | ||
TM18 | Rain Dance | |||
TM19 | Giga Drain | Giga Drain | ||
TM20 | Rage | Endure | Safeguard | |
TM21 | Mega Drain | Frustration | Frustration | |
TM22 | Solarbeam | Solarbeam | Solarbeam | |
TM27 | Return | Return | ||
TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Psychic | |
TM30 | Teleport | Shadow Ball | ||
TM31 | Mimic | Mud-Slap | ||
TM32 | Double Team | Double Team | Double Team | |
TM33 | Reflect | |||
TM34 | Bide | Swagger | ||
TM35 | Sleep Talk | |||
TM39 | Swift | Swift | ||
TM40 | Defense Curl | Aerial Ace | ||
TM42 | Facade | |||
TM43 | Secret Power | |||
TM44 | Rest | Rest | Rest | |
TM45 | Attract | Attract | ||
TM46 | Psywave | Thief | ||
TM48 | Skill Swap | |||
TM50 | Substitute | Nightmare | ||
HM05 | Flash | Flash | Flash |
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