Butterfree Profile
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 32.0 kg
- Abilities
- Compound Eyes, Tinted Lens (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Habitat
- Forest
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Butterfree Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Butterfree's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Butterfree?
Butterfree Weaknesses
Attack Butterfree with these types for extra damage
Butterfree Resistances
Avoid these — Butterfree is strong against these attack types
See the full Butterfree weakness guide — best counters included →
Butterfree Evolutions
Lv. 7
Where to Catch Butterfree
In Gold, Butterfree can be found at 13 locations — highlighted on the Johto & Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Johto
- Route 34
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 35
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 36
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 37
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 38
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 39
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Azalea Town
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Ilex Forest
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Lake Of Rage
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- National Park
- Bug Catching Contest · Walking · Lv 12-15 ·
Kanto
- Route 2
- Main · Walking · Lv 7 ·
- Route 26
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
- Route 27
- Headbutt · Lv 10 ·
- Headbutt (Special) · Lv 10 ·
Butterfree Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gust | Flying | Special | Lv. 0 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Lv. 1 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Harden | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 30 | |
| String Shot | Bug | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 95% | 40 | |
| Tackle | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | Lv. 4 | — | 55% | 20 | |
| Confusion | Psychic | Special | Lv. 8 | 50 | 100% | 25 | |
| Poison Powder | Poison | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 75% | 35 | |
| Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 75% | 15 | |
| Stun Spore | Grass | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 75% | 30 | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | Special | Lv. 16 | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Status | Lv. 20 | — | — | 20 | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | Lv. 24 | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| Safeguard | Normal | Status | Lv. 28 | — | — | 25 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | Lv. 32 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Tailwind | Flying | Status | Lv. 36 | — | — | 15 | |
| Rage Powder | Bug | Status | Lv. 40 | — | — | 20 | |
| Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | Lv. 44 | — | — | 20 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Defog | Flying | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 100 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Flash | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Roost | Flying | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| U-turn | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 |
Butterfree Questions & Answers
- What is Butterfree weak to?
- Butterfree takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Flying (2×), Fire (2×), Electric (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Butterfree resistant to?
- Butterfree takes reduced damage from Fighting (¼×), Grass (¼×), and Bug (½×) type attacks and is immune to Ground type attacks.
- What is Butterfree strong against?
- Butterfree's Bug and Flying type attacks are super effective against Fighting, Bug, Grass, Psychic, and Dark Pokémon.
- What type is Butterfree?
- Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon.
- What are Butterfree's base stats?
- Butterfree has a base stat total of 395 — HP 60, Attack 45, Defense 50, Sp. Atk 90, Sp. Def 80, Speed 70.