Butterfree
Sword

In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Evolution Chain

caterpie
Caterpie
Level 7
metapod
Metapod
Level 10
butterfree
Butterfree

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Butterfly Pokémon
Height 1.1 m (3'07")
Weight 32.0 kg (70.5 lbs)
Abilities
EV Yield +2 Sp. Atk
+1 Sp. Def
Catch Rate 45
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Bug

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #012
Johto (G/S/C) #026
Johto (HG/SS) #026
Kalos (Central) #025
Alola (S/M) #019
Alola (US/UM) #019
Galar (Sw/Sh) #015
National #012

Held Items

None in this generation.

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Sword/Shield
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 String Shot
— 95% 40 Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
1 Harden
— — 30 Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.
1 Bug Bite
60 100% 20 If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
4 Supersonic
— 55% 20 Confuses the target.
8 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
12 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
12 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
12 Sleep Powder
— 75% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
16 Psybeam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
20 Whirlwind
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
24 Air Slash
75 95% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
28 Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
32 Bug Buzz
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
36 Tailwind
— — 15 For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.
40 Rage Powder
— — 20 Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn.
44 Quiver Dance
— — 20 Raises the user’s Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.
BD/SP
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 String Shot
— 95% 40 Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
1 Harden
— — 30 Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.
1 Bug Bite
60 100% 20 If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
4 Supersonic
— 55% 20 Confuses the target.
8 Confusion
50 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
12 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
12 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
12 Sleep Powder
— 75% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
16 Psybeam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
20 Whirlwind
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
24 Air Slash
75 95% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
28 Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
32 Bug Buzz
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
36 Tailwind
— — 15 For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.
40 Rage Powder
— — 20 Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn.
44 Quiver Dance
— — 20 Raises the user’s Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

TM/HM Moves

Sword/Shield
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM08 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM09 Giga Impact
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM11 Solar Beam
120 100% 10 Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
TM19 Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
TM21 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM23 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.
TM24 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM25 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM28 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM31 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM33 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM34 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM39 Facade
70 100% 20 Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM40 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM56 U Turn
70 100% 20 User must switch out after attacking.
TM74 Venoshock
65 100% 10 Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
TM76 Round
60 100% 15 Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.
TM78 Acrobatics
55 100% 15 Has double power if the user has no held item.
TM82 Electroweb
55 95% 15 Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.
TM87 Draining Kiss
50 100% 10 Drains 75% of the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM95 Air Slash
75 95% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TR11 Psychic
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TR20 Substitute
— — 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.
TR26 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TR27 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TR29 Baton Pass
— — 40 Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
TR33 Shadow Ball
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TR40 Skill Swap
— — 10 User and target swap abilities.
TR46 Iron Defense
— — 15 Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
TR61 Bug Buzz
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TR65 Energy Ball
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TR89 Hurricane
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to confuse the target.
TR96 Pollen Puff
90 100% 15 Damages opponents, but heals allies for 50% of their max HP.
BD/SP
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM05 Defog
— — 15 Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.
TM62 Bug Buzz
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

Tutor Moves

Sword/Shield
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Dual Wingbeat
40 90% 10 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

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

Gigantamax Butterfree

Gigantamax Butterfree

Crystallized Gigantamax energy makes up this Pokémon’s brilliant scales. This energy is also the source of a powerful poison.