Butterfree
#12 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Butterfly Pokémon
Butterfree
#12 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Butterfly Pokémon
Stats
Min
Max
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
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Normal
Butterfree
Butterfly Pokémon
Growth
| Pokédexes | - |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 SpA, 1 SpD |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 178 |
Eggs
| Egg Groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 15 (3,840 steps) |
Lore
Brilliant Diamond
It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Shining Pearl
It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Caterpie #10 | Level 7 |  Metapod #11 |
Metapod #11 | Level 10 | Butterfree #12 |
Held Items
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Gust | |  Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Gust | | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Tackle |  |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | String Shot | |  Status | - | 95 | 40 | |
| Start | Harden | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| Start | Bug Bite | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 4 | Supersonic | | Status | - | 55 | 20 | |
| 8 | Confusion |  | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| 12 | Poison Powder |  | Status | - | 75 | 35 | |
| 12 | Stun Spore |  | Status | - | 75 | 30 | |
| 12 | Sleep Powder | | Status | - | 75 | 15 | |
| 16 | Psybeam | | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| 20 | Whirlwind | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 24 | Air Slash | | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 28 | Safeguard | | Status | - | - | 25 | |
| 32 | Bug Buzz | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| 36 | Tailwind | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| 40 | Rage Powder | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 44 | Quiver Dance | | Status | - | - | 20 |
Machines
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM62 | Bug Buzz | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| HM05 | Defog | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Energy Ball | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Flash | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Drain | | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Psych Up | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roost | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Safeguard | | Status | - | - | 25 | |
| - | Shadow Ball |  | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Skill Swap | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thief |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | U-turn | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
Traits
Compound Eyes
Ability Slot 1
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Tinted Lens(Hidden Ability)
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
