Butterfree

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Butterfree

Pokédex data

National №	0012
Type	Bug Flying
Species	Butterfly Pokémon
Abilities	1. Compound Eyes Tinted Lens (hidden ability)
Local №	012 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 026 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 012 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 026 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 025 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 019 (Sun/Moon) 019 (U.Sun/U.Moon) 012 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 015 (Sword/Shield — Galar)

Training

EV yield	2 Sp. Atk, 1 Sp. Def
Catch rate	45
Base Friendship	50 (Normal)
Base Exp.	198
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3584–3855 steps)

Base stats

HP	60	230	324
Attack	45	85	207
Defense	50	94	218
Sp. Atk	90	166	306
Sp. Def	80	148	284
Speed	70	130	262
Total	395	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

#0010
Caterpie
Bug

(Level 7)

#0011
Metapod
Bug

(Level 10)

#0012
Butterfree
Bug · Flying

Butterfree changes

In Generation 1, Butterfree has a base Special stat of 80.
In Generations 2-5, Butterfree has a base Special Attack of 80.
In Generations 1-4, Butterfree has a base experience yield of 160.
In Generation 5, Butterfree has a base experience yield of 173.
In Generations 2-7, Butterfree has a base Friendship value of 70.

Moves learned by Butterfree

In other generations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Butterfree

Red/Blue Yellow

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Red & Blue at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Confusion	psychic	50	100
15	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
16	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
17	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
21	Supersonic	normal	—	55
26	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
32	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Red & Blue.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Red & Blue from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Razor Wind	normal	80	100
04	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Take Down	normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
20	Rage	normal	20	100
21	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Teleport	psychic	—	—
31	Mimic	normal	—	—
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
33	Reflect	psychic	—	—
34	Bide	normal	—	∞
39	Swift	normal	60	∞
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Psywave	psychic	—	100
50	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Yellow at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Yellow.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Yellow from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Yellow.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Yellow.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Razor Wind	normal	80	100
04	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Take Down	normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
20	Rage	normal	20	100
21	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Teleport	psychic	—	—
31	Mimic	normal	—	—
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
33	Reflect	psychic	—	—
34	Bide	normal	—	∞
39	Swift	normal	60	∞
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
46	Psywave	psychic	—	100
50	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Gold/Silver Crystal

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Gold & Silver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Gold & Silver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Gold & Silver from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	ghost	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
13	Snore	normal	50	100
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Endure	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
34	Swagger	normal	—	85
35	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
39	Swift	normal	60	∞
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
50	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Crystal at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Crystal.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Crystal from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Crystal.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Crystal.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	ghost	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
12	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
13	Snore	normal	50	100
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Endure	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
34	Swagger	normal	—	85
35	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
39	Swift	normal	60	∞
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
50	Nightmare	ghost	—	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald FireRed/LeafGreen Colosseum XD

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
47	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Ruby & Sapphire.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Ruby & Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
47	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Emerald.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Emerald from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	normal	120	100
Mimic	normal	—	—
Swift	normal	60	∞
Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
Substitute	normal	—	—
Snore	normal	50	100
Endure	normal	—	—
Swagger	normal	—	85
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
47	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in FireRed & LeafGreen.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	normal	120	100
Mimic	normal	—	—
Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Colosseum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
47	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Colosseum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Colosseum from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Colosseum.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Colosseum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon XD at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
14	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
15	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
23	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Gust	flying	40	100
34	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
40	Safeguard	normal	—	—
47	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in XD.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in XD from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	normal	120	100
Mimic	normal	—	—
Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
Substitute	normal	—	—
Nightmare	ghost	—	100
Swagger	normal	—	85
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon XD.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	normal		—	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon XD.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Safeguard	normal	—	—
36	Captivate	normal	—	100
40	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Diamond & Pearl from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Defog	flying		—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
51	Roost	flying	—	—
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
58	Endure	normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Safeguard	normal	—	—
36	Captivate	normal	—	100
40	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Platinum from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Swift	normal	60	∞
Snore	normal	50	100
Twister	dragon	40	100
Air Cutter	flying	60	95
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Defog	flying		—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
51	Roost	flying	—	—
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
58	Endure	normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Safeguard	normal	—	—
36	Captivate	normal	—	100
40	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
String Shot	bug	—	95
Swift	normal	60	∞
Snore	normal	50	100
Twister	dragon	40	100
Air Cutter	flying	60	95
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Tailwind	flying	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
Ominous Wind	ghost	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
51	Roost	flying	—	—
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
58	Endure	normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
78	Captivate	normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
36	Safeguard	normal	—	—
40	Captivate	normal	—	100
42	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
46	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
36	Safeguard	normal	—	—
40	Captivate	normal	—	100
42	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
46	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Roost	flying	—	—
Tailwind	flying	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
Electroweb	electric	55	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
36	Safeguard	normal	—	—
40	Captivate	normal	—	100
42	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
46	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Roost	flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
10	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Gust	flying	40	100
18	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
28	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
30	Tailwind	flying	—	—
34	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
36	Safeguard	normal	—	—
40	Captivate	normal	—	100
42	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
46	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Tailwind	flying	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
Electroweb	electric	55	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Butterfree is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Roost	flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
70	Flash	normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	bug	50	100
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
evo	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
11	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
13	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
13	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
17	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
19	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
23	Supersonic	normal	—	55
25	Safeguard	normal	—	—
29	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
31	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
35	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
37	Captivate	normal	—	100
41	Tailwind	flying	—	—
43	Air Slash	flying	75	95
47	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Roost	flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
evo	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
11	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
13	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
13	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
17	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
19	Silver Wind	bug	60	100
23	Supersonic	normal	—	55
25	Safeguard	normal	—	—
29	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
31	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
35	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
37	Captivate	normal	—	100
41	Tailwind	flying	—	—
43	Air Slash	flying	75	95
47	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
Signal Beam	bug	75	100
Tailwind	flying	—	—
Defog	flying	—	—
Bug Bite	bug	60	100
Electroweb	electric	55	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
17	Protect	normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	water	—	—
19	Roost	flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
29	Psychic	psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
46	Thief	dark	60	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	normal	—	—
83	Infestation	bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
89	U-turn	bug	70	100
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
evo	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Confusion	psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
13	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
13	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
19	Supersonic	normal	—	55
22	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
25	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
28	Air Slash	flying	75	95
31	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	normal	70	100
04	Teleport	psychic	—	—
05	Rest	psychic	—	—
07	Protect	normal	—	—
08	Substitute	normal	—	—
09	Reflect	psychic	—	—
12	Facade	normal	70	100
18	U-turn	bug	70	100
27	Toxic	poison	—	90
40	Psychic	psychic	90	100
43	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
45	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
48	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
50	Roost	flying	—	—
53	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
59	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
evo	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Tackle	normal	40	100
1	String Shot	bug	—	95
1	Harden	normal	—	—
1	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
4	Supersonic	normal	—	55
8	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
16	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
20	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Air Slash	flying	75	95
28	Safeguard	normal	—	—
32	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
36	Tailwind	flying	—	—
40	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
44	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	flying		40	90
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
19	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
23	Thief	dark	60	100
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
31	Attract	normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
39	Facade	normal	70	100
40	Swift	normal	60	∞
56	U-turn	bug	70	100
74	Venoshock	poison	65	100
76	Round	normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	flying	55	100
82	Electroweb	electric	55	95
87	Draining Kiss	fairy	50	100
95	Air Slash	flying	75	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Psychic	psychic	90	100
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
40	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
46	Iron Defense	steel	—	—
61	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
65	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
89	Hurricane	flying	110	70
96	Pollen Puff	bug	90	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
evo	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Bug Bite	bug	60	100
1	Gust	flying	40	100
1	Harden	normal	—	—
1	String Shot	bug	—	95
1	Tackle	normal	40	100
4	Supersonic	normal	—	55
8	Confusion	psychic	50	100
12	Poison Powder	poison	—	75
12	Sleep Powder	grass	—	75
12	Stun Spore	grass	—	75
16	Psybeam	psychic	65	100
20	Whirlwind	normal	—	—
24	Air Slash	flying	75	95
28	Safeguard	normal	—	—
32	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
36	Tailwind	flying	—	—
40	Rage Powder	bug	—	—
44	Quiver Dance	bug	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Butterfree learns the following moves via breeding in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Butterfree can be taught these attacks in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Hyper Beam	normal	150	90
00	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
00	Psychic	psychic	90	100
00	Double Team	normal	—	—
00	Dream Eater	psychic	100	100
00	Flash	normal	—	100
00	Rest	psychic	—	—
00	Substitute	normal	—	—
00	Thief	dark	60	100
00	Protect	normal	—	—
00	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
00	Endure	normal	—	—
00	Swagger	normal	—	85
00	Attract	normal	—	100
00	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
00	Safeguard	normal	—	—
00	Rain Dance	water	—	—
00	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
00	Psych Up	normal	—	—
00	Shadow Ball	ghost	80	100
00	Facade	normal	70	100
00	Skill Swap	psychic	—	—
00	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
00	Roost	flying	—	—
00	U-turn	bug	70	100
00	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
00	Giga Impact	normal	150	90
62	Bug Buzz	bug	90	100
97	Defog	flying	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Butterfree sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal									—
Shiny	—							—	—

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Pokédex entries

Red	In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Blue	In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Yellow	Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
Gold	It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Silver	Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heav iest of rains.
Crystal	It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
Ruby	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.
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.
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.
FireRed	The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this POKéMON can fly about even in rain.
LeafGreen	In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Diamond	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Pearl	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Platinum	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
HeartGold	It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
SoulSilver	Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains.
Black	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
White	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Black 2	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
White 2	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
X	It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Y	The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this Pokémon can fly about even in rain.
Omega Ruby	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.
Alpha 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.
Sun	Close examination of its large eyes reveals that each eye is composed of a myriad of tiny eyes.
Moon	When attacked by other Pokémon, it defends itself by scattering its poisonous scales and fluttering its wings.
Ultra Sun	Its wings are covered in toxic scales. If it finds bird Pokémon going after Caterpie, Butterfree sprinkles its scales on them to drive them off.
Ultra Moon	Nectar from pretty flowers is its favorite food. In fields of flowers, it has heated battles with Cutiefly for territory.
Let's Go, Pikachu!	Its wings, covered with poisonous powder, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
Let's Go, Eevee!	Its wings, covered with poisonous powder, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
Sword	In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Shield	It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

Other languages

English	Butterfree
Italian	Butterfree
Spanish	Butterfree
German	Smettbo
French	Papilusion
Chinese	巴大蝶
Korean	버터플
Japanese	バタフリー

English	Butterfly Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Farfalla
Spanish	Pokémon Mariposa
German	Falter-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Papillon
Chinese	蝴蝶寶可夢
Korean	나비포켓몬
Japanese	ちょうちょポケモン

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