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 Data

Classification Butterfly Pokémon
Height 1.1 m (3'07")
Weight 32.0 kg (70.5 lbs)
Abilities

Held Items

None in this generation.

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

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.