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Butterfree

#26 in the Crystal Pokédex • Butterfly Pokémon

Pokémon Crystal

It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.

Pokédexes

Original Johto #26

Egg Group

Bug

Steps to Hatch

3,840

Effort Values Yielded

2 SpA, 1 SpD

Gender Ratio

50% male / 50% female

Capture Rate

45

Base Experience

178

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Caterpie #24	Level 7	Metapod #25
Metapod #25	Level 10	Butterfree #26

Pokémon Crystal

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Ilex Forest	Headbutting a low encounter rate tree	10	5%	-
Ilex Forest	Headbutting a normal encounter rate tree	10	5%	-
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	During the day
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	In the morning
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning

Metapod

Weedle

Butterfree normal sprite

Normal

Shiny Butterfree sprite

Shiny

Butterfree

Butterfly Pokémon

#26

Bug

Flying

Height

1.1 m

Weight

32 kg

Base XP

178

Abilities

Compound Eyes Tinted Lens

HP

60

Attack

45

Defense

50

Sp. Atk

90

Sp. Def

80

Speed

70

Total

395

Type Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 4× from

Rock

Takes 2× from

Fire

Electric

Ice

Flying

Resistances

Takes 0× from

Ground

Takes 0.25× from

Grass

Fighting

Takes 0.5× from

Bug

			Class				Description
Start	Confusion		Special	50	100	25	An attack that may cause confusion.
10	Confusion		Special	50	100	25	An attack that may cause confusion.
13	Poison Powder		Status	-	75	35	A move that may poison the foe.
14	Stun Spore		Status	-	75	30	A move that may paralyze the foe.
15	Sleep Powder		Status	-	75	15	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
18	Supersonic		Status	-	55	20	Sound waves that cause confusion.
23	Whirlwind		Status	-	100	20	Blows away the foe & ends battle.
28	Gust		Special	40	100	35	Whips up a strong gust of wind.
34	Psybeam		Special	65	100	20	An attack that may confuse the foe.
40	Safeguard		Status	-	-	25	Prevents all status problems.

			Class				Description
HM05	Flash		Status	-	70	20	Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy.
TM03	Curse		Status	-	-	10	Works differently for ghost-types.
TM06	Toxic		Status	-	85	10	A poison move with increasing damage.
TM10	Hidden Power		Special	1	100	15	The power varies with the Pokémon.
TM11	Sunny Day		Status	-	-	5	Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns.
TM12	Sweet Scent		Status	-	100	20	Reduces the foe's evasiveness.
TM13	Snore		Special	40	100	15	An attack useable only while asleep.
TM15	Hyper Beam		Special	150	90	5	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
TM17	Protect		Status	-	-	10	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
TM19	Giga Drain		Special	75	100	5	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
TM20	Endure		Status	-	-	10	Always leaves at least 1HP.
TM21	Frustration		Physical	-	100	20	An attack based on lack of loyalty.
TM22	Solar Beam		Special	120	100	10	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
TM27	Return		Physical	-	100	20	An attack that is based on loyalty.
TM29	Psychic		Special	90	100	10	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
TM32	Double Team		Status	-	-	15	Heightens evasive ness.
TM34	Swagger		Status	-	90	15	Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.
TM35	Sleep Talk		Status	-	-	10	Randomly attacks while asleep.
TM39	Swift		Special	60	-	20	An attack that never misses.
TM44	Rest		Status	-	-	5	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
TM45	Attract		Status	-	100	15	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
TM50	Nightmare		Status	-	100	15	A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn.

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C / Pokédex

Butterfree

Butterfree

#26 in the Crystal Pokédex • Butterfly Pokémon

Pokémon Crystal

It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.

Pokédexes

Original Johto #26

Egg Group

Bug

Steps to Hatch

3,840

Effort Values Yielded

2 SpA, 1 SpD

Gender Ratio

50% male / 50% female

Capture Rate

45

Base Experience

178

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Caterpie #24	Level 7	Metapod #25
Metapod #25	Level 10	Butterfree #26

Pokémon Crystal

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Ilex Forest	Headbutting a low encounter rate tree	10	5%	-
Ilex Forest	Headbutting a normal encounter rate tree	10	5%	-
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	During the day
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	In the morning
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
Route 24 Road 24	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning

Metapod

Weedle

Butterfree normal sprite

Normal

Shiny Butterfree sprite

Shiny

Butterfree

Butterfly Pokémon

#26

Bug

Flying

Height

1.1 m

Weight

32 kg

Base XP

178

Abilities

Compound Eyes Tinted Lens

HP

60

Attack

45

Defense

50

Sp. Atk

90

Sp. Def

80

Speed

70

Total

395

Type Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 4× from

Rock

Takes 2× from

Fire

Electric

Ice

Flying

Resistances

Takes 0× from

Ground

Takes 0.25× from

Grass

Fighting

Takes 0.5× from

Bug

			Class				Description
Start	Confusion		Special	50	100	25	An attack that may cause confusion.
10	Confusion		Special	50	100	25	An attack that may cause confusion.
13	Poison Powder		Status	-	75	35	A move that may poison the foe.
14	Stun Spore		Status	-	75	30	A move that may paralyze the foe.
15	Sleep Powder		Status	-	75	15	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
18	Supersonic		Status	-	55	20	Sound waves that cause confusion.
23	Whirlwind		Status	-	100	20	Blows away the foe & ends battle.
28	Gust		Special	40	100	35	Whips up a strong gust of wind.
34	Psybeam		Special	65	100	20	An attack that may confuse the foe.
40	Safeguard		Status	-	-	25	Prevents all status problems.

			Class				Description
HM05	Flash		Status	-	70	20	Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy.
TM03	Curse		Status	-	-	10	Works differently for ghost-types.
TM06	Toxic		Status	-	85	10	A poison move with increasing damage.
TM10	Hidden Power		Special	1	100	15	The power varies with the Pokémon.
TM11	Sunny Day		Status	-	-	5	Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns.
TM12	Sweet Scent		Status	-	100	20	Reduces the foe's evasiveness.
TM13	Snore		Special	40	100	15	An attack useable only while asleep.
TM15	Hyper Beam		Special	150	90	5	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
TM17	Protect		Status	-	-	10	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
TM19	Giga Drain		Special	75	100	5	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
TM20	Endure		Status	-	-	10	Always leaves at least 1HP.
TM21	Frustration		Physical	-	100	20	An attack based on lack of loyalty.
TM22	Solar Beam		Special	120	100	10	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
TM27	Return		Physical	-	100	20	An attack that is based on loyalty.
TM29	Psychic		Special	90	100	10	An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
TM32	Double Team		Status	-	-	15	Heightens evasive ness.
TM34	Swagger		Status	-	90	15	Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.
TM35	Sleep Talk		Status	-	-	10	Randomly attacks while asleep.
TM39	Swift		Special	60	-	20	An attack that never misses.
TM44	Rest		Status	-	-	5	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
TM45	Attract		Status	-	100	15	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
TM50	Nightmare		Status	-	100	15	A sleeper loses 1/4 HP every turn.

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