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Butterfree
Butterfly Pokémon
It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight32.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
45
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
80
Speed
70
Total
395
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Butterfree can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Butterfree.






Across the games


















Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | String Shot | Bug | Status | — | 95 | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 17 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 19 | Silver Wind | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 21 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 24 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 26 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 32 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 37 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Rage Powder | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |