#012 Butterfree
Butterfree
Male: 50%   Female: 50%
Types
Bug Flying
Name Number Japanese Name
Butterfree 012 Butterfree
Pronunciation Species
BUT-ER-FREE Butterfly Pokémon
Name Meaning
Combination of BUTTERFLY and FREE. "Butterfly that flies freely"
Height Weight
3' 7" 1.09 m 71.0 lb 31.95 kg
Evolutions
Caterpie Level 7⇨ Metapod Level 10⇨ Butterfree
Pokedex Entries
Red Blue In battle, it flaps its wings at high speeds to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Yellow It's wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
Stadium Its wings are covered with poisonous dust. If you see one flapping its wings, be careful not to inhale any of the dust.
Gold Stadium 2 It collects honey everyday. 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 heaviest of rains.
Crystal It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Blue Must Evolve from Metapod NA Evolve
Red NA Evolve
Yellow NA Evolve
Gold National Park (Bug-Contest), Johto region (Headbutt), Route 2 Mostly Morn. Few/Evolve
Silver National Park (Bug-Contest) Any Few/Evolve
Crystal National Park (Bug-Contest), Routes 2, 24, 25, Johto (Headbutt) Mostly Morn. or Day Few/Evolve
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B         X    
Yellow         X    
Gold G: X     G: X     X X  
Crystal X     X     X X  
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x2 Water = x1 Electric = x2 Grass = x0.25 Ice = x2
Fighting = x0.25 Poison =
GSC: x1
RBY: x 2 		Ground = x0 Flying = x2 Psychic = x1 Bug = x0.5
Rock = x4 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x1
G S C
Total Weaknesses= 5/17
Total Resistances= 4/17
Defense Ratio= 5 : 4 ⇨ 125%
 R B Y
Total Weaknesses= 6/15
Total Resistances= 4/15
Defense Ratio= 3 : 2 ⇨ 150%
GSC vs RBY: This pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, and the defense ratio is better in GSC.
Advantages (Offense)
Normal =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Fire =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal 		Water =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Electric =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad 		Grass =
1st: Good
2nd: Good 		Ice =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Fighting =
1st: Bad
2nd: Good 		Poison =
1st (GSC): Bad
2nd (GSC): Normal
1st (RBY): Good
2nd (RBY): Normal 		Ground =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Flying =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal 		Psychic =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal 		Bug =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Rock =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad 		Ghost =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal 		Dragon =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Dark =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal 		Steel =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad
Total Advantages (GSC)= 6/34
Total Disadvantages (GSC)= 9/34
Offensive Ratio (GSC)= 2 : 3 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ ~67% 		Total Advantages (RBY)= 6/30
Total Disadvantages (RBY)= 6/30
Offensive Ratio (RBY)= 1 : 1 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 100%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here for Red/Blue/Yellow or Click Here for Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Opens in new window)
R B Y G S C Attacks Type
* Tackle NRM
* String Shot BUG
* Harden NRM
12 10 Confusion PSY
15 13 Poisonpowder PSN
16 14 Stun Spore GRS
17 15 Sleep Powder GRS
21 18 Supersonic NRM
26 23 Whirlwind NRM
  28 Gust NRM (RBY) / FLY (GSC)
32 34 Psybeam PSY
  40 Safeguard NRM
* A Butterfree that evolved from a Metapod that was evolved from a Caterpie will have already learned these moves. If evolved only from a Metapod, it will know Harden.
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
None
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
TM/HM Capibilities - Red/Blue/Yellow
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Note: When ever a pokémon "Family" is mentioned, it means all of the pokémon that are related by evolution. The lowest level adult pokémon of a Family are always used in front of the word "Family". (for example: the Chikorita Family refers to Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium)
Breeding Groups: Group 2 - Bug -
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: None
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) GSC
%ile		 GSC
Rank		 RBY
%ile		 RBY
Rank
Hit Points: 60
 293-323 40.14% 27/45 44.05% 24/42
Attack: 45
 158-188 15.87% 39/49 14.72% 37/45
Defense: 50
 168-198 25.82% 37/55 24.20% 32/44
Speed: 70
 208-238 55.96% 23/47 50.00% 22/42
Special Attack (G S C): 80
 228-258 69.15% 16/46  
Special Defense (G S C): 80
 228-258 65.54% 17/41
Special (R B Y): 80
 228-258   63.67% 13/29
Total: G S C: 385 R B Y: 305 G S C:
1283-1463		 R B Y:
1055-1205		 40.14% 42/87 30.85% 38/65

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