← Metapod | Butterfree | Weedle → |
Butterfree ~ The Butterfly Pokémon ~ | |
National Dex No. | #0012 |
Type(s) | Bug/Flying |
Gender | Male or Female |
Height | 3'07" (1.1 m) |
Weight | 70.0 lbs (32.0 kg) |
Abilities | |
Normal: Compound Eyes Hidden: Tinted Lens | |
Region debut | Kanto |
Game debut | Red/Blue |
Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon. It evolves from Metapod starting at level 10. It is the final evolution of Caterpie.
Butterfree can access a special transformation known as Gigantamax.
Biology[]
Butterfree resembles a butterfly. It has four, pale blue legs. Its nose is the same color. Butterfree's body is a dark purple. It has wings with black and white markings. It has large oval eyes which tend to be reddish. It is three feet and seven inches tall.
Butterfree's wings are covered in poisonous powder and it can flap its wings to release it as a means of attack.
Butterfree have a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers, even with the tiniest bit of pollen, from miles away from its nest.
Stats[]
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Total | 395
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Known moves[]
- Air Slash
- Bug Bite
- Bug Buzz
- Confusion
- Gust
- Harden
- Poison Powder
- Psybeam
- Quiver Dance
- Rage Powder
- Safeguard
- Sleep Powder
- String Shot
- Stun Spore
- Supersonic
- Tackle
- Tailwind
- Whirlwind
For more information on Butterfree's moves, click here.
Fanon Appearances[]
Adventures In Kanto[]
- A wild Butterfree appeared in Prepare For Trouble.
- Multiple wild Butterfree appeared in Rocket Reunited.
- Madi's Butterfree debuted in Earth, Wind, And Fire!.
- Wild Valencia Island Varint Butterfree appeared in First Stop, Valencia Island!.
- Several wild Butterfree appeared in Murcott Island, Bug Catching Contest!.
- Multiple wild Butterfree appear in Return to Valencia Island!.
Zach's Kanto Journey[]
- A lot of wild Butterfree appeared in Bug Spray, Anybody?.
- Mark's Butterfree appeared in Smells Like Victory, Tastes Like Defeat.
The Adventures of Dumb Pokémon[]
- A few Butterfree appear in the episode, Bug College Fun Times With Snivy and Caterpie.
- Various wild Butterfree appear in Natural Habitat.
Flare Insignia[]
- Multiple Shadow Butterfree appeared in Claws and Laws. All were killed.
Wandering Caterpie[]
- A Butterfree by the name of Greg appeared in Wakin' Up. It helped Robert fly to the Beedrills' Tree and got the Weedles to let them pass.
Pokémon Tales[]
Main Series[]
- A Bug Catcher's Butterfree appeared in Vs. Lickitung.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Vs. Charizard.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Vs. Heracross.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Vs. Kingdra.
- Ben's Pesky Dust evolved from a Metapod prior to Roller Skating Rumble. It is male due to gender differences.
- A coordinator's Butterfree appeared in Vs. Exploud.
- Solidad's Butterfree appeared in Vs. Breloom and Lunatone. It is female due to gender differences.
- Stephanie's Butterfree appeared in Fighting Some ZZZ's. It is confirmed female.
- A coordinator's Butterfree appeared in Vs. Ambipom and Vs. Gabite.
- A Butterfree at Aaron's Farm appeared in Vs. Vespiquen.
- A wild Butterfree appeared in Vs. Caterpie.
- Dawn's Butterfree evolved from Metapod in Vs. Volbeat and Illumise. It is female due to gender differences.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Honey Trap.
- Butterfree appeared in a PokéVision in Vs. Vivillon.
- Jinora's Butterfree debuted in Vs. Butterfree. It is female due to gender differences.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Ranch Vacation.
- Wild Butterfree appeared in Vs. Oranguru.
- One is confirmed female and recently evolves from Metapod.
Crossover Specials[]
- Joe's Butterfree appeared in How Team Rocket Stole Christmas.
- Spinarak-Man's Butterfree appeared in Crisis Across the Multiverse.
Super Smash Bros: Battle![]
- A wild Butterfree appeared in Test of Will.
The New Adventures Of Pokemon Trainer Red[]
- Red,s Caterpie evolved into Metapod in Evolution Festival Of Caterpie and evolves again into Butterfree in Clefairy ! The Magical Moon Stone.
Paper Computer Games[]
- Butterfree can only be accessed through evolution in Pokémon Stop. For unknown reasons, it evolves directly from Caterpie in this game.
The Legend of Spinarak-Man[]
- Peter's Butterfree evolved from Metapod in A Battle of Bugs. It is male due to gender differences.
- Bugsy's Butterfree evolved from Metapod in Harry vs. Bugsy. It is female due to gender differences.
- A wild Butterfree appeared in Gonna Catch some Bugs!.
Pokemon Adventures Series[]
- Leaf's Butterfree debuts in Goldeen Attack.
To Be The Best[]
Original Continuity[]
- A swarm of Butterfree appeared in Like the WInd.
- Joey's Metapod is revealed to have evolved into Butterfree prior to Like the WInd.
Reboot[]
- Morpho, Samurai's Butterfree, appeared in Way of the Samurai. It is confirmed female.
Pokemon Conquest[]
- A trainer's Butterfree appears in A Gem in Geodude!.
- Joey's Butterfree debuts in Roe the Rattata!.
A Slice of Pokémon[]
The New Bark Trio[]
- A few wild Butterfree briefly appeared in Confession at National Park!.