Butterfree
Gold

It collects honey every day. 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 heav­ iest of rains.

Crystal

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

Evolution Chain

caterpie
Caterpie
Level 7
metapod
Metapod
Level 10
butterfree
Butterfree

Pokédex Data

Classification Butterfly Pokémon
Height 1.1 m (3'07")
Weight 32.0 kg (70.5 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

  • Azalea Town Area
  • Ilex Forest Area
  • Johto Route 34 Area
  • Johto Route 35 Area
  • Johto Route 36 Area
  • Johto Route 37 Area
  • Johto Route 38 Area
  • Johto Route 39 Area
  • Kanto Route 2 South Towards Viridian City
  • Kanto Route 24 Area
  • Kanto Route 25 Area
  • Kanto Route 26 Area
  • Kanto Route 27 Area
  • Lake Of Rage Area

Training

EV Yield +2 Sp. Atk
+1 Sp. Def
Catch Rate 45
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
Egg Groups Bug

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
10 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
13 Poison Powder
75% 35 Poisons the target.
14 Stun Spore
75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
15 Sleep Powder
75% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
18 Supersonic
55% 20 Confuses the target.
23 Whirlwind
20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
28 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
34 Psybeam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
40 Safeguard
25 Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
10 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
13 Poison Powder
75% 35 Poisons the target.
14 Stun Spore
75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
15 Sleep Powder
75% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
18 Supersonic
55% 20 Confuses the target.
23 Whirlwind
20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
28 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
34 Psybeam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
40 Safeguard
25 Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM05 Flash
100% 20 Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM03 Curse
10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM12 Sweet Scent
100% 20 Lowers the target's evasion by one stage.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM19 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM20 Endure
10 Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM22 Solar Beam
120 100% 10 Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
TM27 Return
100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29 Psychic
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
10 Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM39 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM50 Nightmare
100% 15 Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it's asleep.

Base Stats

Hp 60
Attack 45
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 80
Speed 70
Total 395

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

2x
0.25x
2x
2x
0.25x
0x
2x
0.5x
4x