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POKéMON: 12: Butterfree

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Species:Butterfly
Height:3' 7"
Weight:71
Chance of being male male 50%
Chance of being female female 50%
Types:
RBY to GSC trade item:Bitter Berry
Colour:White
Habitat:Forest
Palpark:Forest
Bodystyle:Insect Wings
Catchrate:45
Base Experience (generation 1-4):160
Base Experience (generation 5):173
Experience Formula:Medium (Lv 100: 1 000 000)
Stat Experience:2 Special Attack 1 Special Defense
Tier:Underused
MD Body Size:1
MD IQ Group:A


Base statistics
Attack:45
Defense:50
Special Attack:90
Special Defense:80
Speed:70
HP:60
RBY Special:80


Squads featuring this Pokemon
Possible nicknames for this Pokemon

This Pokemon is available in the following generations:
GenerationAbility 1Ability 2Ability (Dreamworld)
1None in this generation
2None in this generation
3Compound Eyes
4Compound Eyes
5Compound EyesTinted Lens
6Compound EyesTinted Lens

Notes: Butterfree is the first Pokemon seen to have a different colour, even though this version (the pink Butterfree) did not match the real Pokemon's shiny colour.
Special Attack 80 until generation 5

Name origin: Combination of 'Butterfly' and 'Free'

Type effectiveness

NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
x1x0.25x2x1x0x4x0.5x1x1x2x1x0.25x2x1x2x1x1x1

Evolution


Caterpie

Basic evolution

Metapod

LevelAt level 7

Butterfree

LevelAt level 10

Breeding

This Pokemon can be found in the breedinggroup Bug. Its eggs take 3840 steps to hatch.

Potential partners:



Anime appearances


Character ownership

Ash
Appears between Challenge of the Samurai and Bye Bye Butterfree
Moves seen used: Whirlwind, Tackle, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder
Caught in Ash Catches a Pokémon and evolves into Metapod in the same episode. It evolves into Butterfree in Challenge of the Samurai. It becomes Ash's random throw-in-fail-pull-back Pokémon until its departure in Bye Bye Butterfree, in which Butterfree suddenly becomes inhumanly strong and leaves.

A.J.
Appears in The Path to the Pokémon League
Apparently Beedrill's training partner, it was practicing "dodging" Beedrill's stings in the episode.

Gentleman
Appears in Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Ash temporarily traded his Butterfree for Raticate

Ritchie
Appears from A Friend In Deed

Lisa
Appears from Spell of the Unown


TCG cards


COMMENTS
Shaydra on Thu 10 Jun 2010 03:18:13 UTC.
Beautifly will never replace Butterfree.