- Species
- Butterfly Pokémon
- Type
- Catch rate
- 45
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 32.0 kg
- Caterpie
- Level 7Metapod
- Level 10Butterfree
- Level 7Metapod
Butterfree
- Red & 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.
Base stats
| HP | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 45 | |
| Defense | 50 | |
| Speed | 70 | |
| Special | 80 | |
| Total | 305 |
Base stats shown are as of Red, Blue & Yellow. Generation I used a single Special stat in place of Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.
Locations
Not found in the wild in this generation. Obtain by evolution, breeding, an event, or transfer from an earlier game.
Damage taken
- x1
- x0.25
- x2
- x2
- x0
- x4
- x0.5
- x1
- x2
- x1
- x0.25
- x2
- x1
- x2
- x1
| Level Up | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | Games | |
| 1 | Confusion | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | 10 | |||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | |||||||||
| 10 | Confusion | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | 10 | Yellow | ||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | |||||||||
| 12 | Confusion | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | 10 | R/B | ||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | |||||||||
| 13 | Poison Powder | Status | -- | 75 | 35 | -- | Yellow | ||
Poisons the target. | |||||||||
| 14 | Stun Spore | Status | -- | 75 | 30 | -- | Yellow | ||
Paralyzes the target. | |||||||||
| 15 | Poison Powder | Status | -- | 75 | 35 | -- | R/B | ||
Poisons the target. | |||||||||
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Status | -- | 75 | 15 | -- | Yellow | ||
Puts the target to sleep. | |||||||||
| 16 | Stun Spore | Status | -- | 75 | 30 | -- | R/B | ||
Paralyzes the target. | |||||||||
| 17 | Sleep Powder | Status | -- | 75 | 15 | -- | R/B | ||
Puts the target to sleep. | |||||||||
| 18 | Supersonic | Status | -- | 55 | 20 | -- | Yellow | ||
Confuses the target. | |||||||||
| 21 | Supersonic | Status | -- | 55 | 20 | -- | R/B | ||
Confuses the target. | |||||||||
| 23 | Whirlwind | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | Yellow | ||
Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | |||||||||
| 26 | Whirlwind | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | R/B | ||
Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | |||||||||
| 28 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | -- | Yellow | ||
Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | |||||||||
| 32 | Psybeam | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10 | R/B | ||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | |||||||||
| 34 | Psybeam | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10 | Yellow | ||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | |||||||||
| TM/HM | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | Games | |
| HM05 | Flash | Status | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | Yellow | ||
Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | |||||||||
| TM02 | Razor Wind | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | -- | |||
Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | |||||||||
| TM04 | Whirlwind | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | |||||||||
| TM06 | Toxic | Status | -- | 90 | 10 | -- | |||
Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |||||||||
| TM09 | Take Down | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | -- | |||
User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | |||||||||
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | -- | |||
User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |||||||||
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | -- | |||
User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |||||||||
| TM20 | Rage | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | -- | |||
If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | |||||||||
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | -- | |||
Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | |||||||||
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | -- | |||
Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | |||||||||
| TM29 | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10 | |||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | |||||||||
| TM30 | Teleport | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise. | |||||||||
| TM31 | Mimic | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | |||
Copies the target’s last used move. | |||||||||
| TM32 | Double Team | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | |||
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | |||||||||
| TM33 | Reflect | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | |||||||||
| TM34 | Bide | Physical | -- | -- | 10 | -- | |||
User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | |||||||||
| TM39 | Swift | Special | 60 | -- | 20 | -- | |||
Never misses. | |||||||||
| TM44 | Rest | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | |||
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | |||||||||
| TM46 | Psywave | Special | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | |||
Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level. | |||||||||
| TM50 | Substitute | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | |||
Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||||||||
Other generations
Gold, Silver & Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sword & Shield, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl