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Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー Butterfree) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Metapod starting at level 10. It is the final form of Caterpie.
Biology
Butterfree resembles a vaguely anthropomorphic butterfly with a purple body. Unlike true insects, it only has two body segments and four light blue legs. The upper pair of legs resemble small, three-fingered hands, while the lower pair resemble long, digit-less feet. Butterfree has two black antennae, a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and large, red compound eyes. Its two pairs of veined wings are white with black accents. The oval scales of a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but white in males.
Butterfree's wings are covered with poisonous powders that fall off continuously as it flies. This powder repels water, enabling it to gather honey even in the rain. Butterfree will roam up to six miles from its nest in search of honey, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by Heracross, as seen in the anime. Butterfree is found in forests, but has also been observed flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Ash's Butterfree
Ash had a Butterfree that he caught as a Caterpie, the first Pokémon he ever caught. Butterfree was also the first Pokémon Ash let go, allowing it to mate with a pink Butterfree in Bye-Bye Butterfree.
Pink Butterfree
A pink Butterfree appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree. Ash's Butterfree fell in love with it and fought to save it from Team Rocket. At the end of the episode, Ash released his Butterfree to mate with the pink Butterfree. The pink Butterfree reappeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline different from the main series.
Other
Multiple wild Butterfree appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree, where they engaged in a ceremony that Ash's Butterfree took a part of.
Ritchie has a Butterfree nicknamed Happy. It was first seen in A Friend in Deed.
An Orange Archipelago variant of Butterfree living on Valencia Island appeared in Poké Ball Peril. It had not eaten for days despite Professor Ivy's effort to make different kinds of food for it. It took a liking to Brock's food, however, and was one of the reasons he stayed behind. It reappeared in a flashback in A Tent Situation.
A Butterfree appeared in Spell of the Unown: Entei, under the ownership of Lisa.
After Team Rocket kidnapped Dr. Gordon and flew away on Jessie's Dustox in Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Xander's giant Metapod evolved into a Butterfree to chase Team Rocket. Xander's Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode.
Jeremy used a Butterfree in the Appeals Round of the Silver Town Pokémon Contest in Weekend Warrior.
Drew has a Butterfree, which he used during his two-on-two Contest Battle against May in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing. Butterfree battled alongside Roselia against Combusken and Beautifly and managed to win.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Butterfree and Me!, including one Ash helped to evolve.
Multiple wild Butterfree appeared in I Choose You!.
Minor appearances
A Butterfree appeared in The Path to the Pokémon League, under the ownership of A.J..
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.
A Butterfree appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash, The March of the Exeggutor Squad, Pallet Party Panic, and Once in a Blue Moon.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in A Sappy Ending.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in the opening sequences of The Power of One, Celebi: Voice of the Forest, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Destiny Deoxys, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A flock of Orange Archipelago Butterfree living on the Seven Grapefruit Islands appeared in a flashback in Snack Attack.
A Trainer's Orange Archipelago Butterfree appeared in The Mandarin Island Miss Match.
An Orange Archipelago Butterfree living on Shamouti Island appeared in Slowking's Day.
Three Butterfree were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in The Rivalry Revival.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in For Crying Out Loud, where they played with Wilhomena's Marill.
A Butterfree was one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Tricks of the Trade.
A flock of Butterfree were seen flying over Mount Quena in Mewtwo Returns.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Houndoom's Special Delivery.
Three Butterfree appeared in a flashback in The Light Fantastic.
Several Butterfree appeared in Brock's dream in Sick Daze.
A Butterfree was one of the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in Got Miltank?.
A Butterfree appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, where it was followed by Misty's Togepi.
Two Butterfree were seen at Lake Slowpoke in Enlighten Up!.
Several Butterfree were among the inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land in Fangs for Nothin'.
A Butterfree made a brief appearance in Camp Pikachu.
A flock of Butterfree appeared before Ash's Larvitar in Hatch Me If You Can.
A Coordinator's Butterfree appeared in Now That's Flower Power!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide! and Pinch Healing!.
Solidad used her Butterfree in the Kanto Grand Festival in Channeling the Battle Zone.
A wild Butterfree appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.
A Butterfree appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Butterfree was seen as part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile" background in Battling the Generation Gap!.
A group of Butterfree appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened at Pokémon Hills.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in A Relay in the Sky!.
A Butterfree appeared in A Legendary Photo Op!.
A Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, during a flashback.
A Butterfree appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom Pokédex brought up.
A Butterfree appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it flew past Lillie's balcony and received some food. It reappeared in A Glaring Rivalry!.
Two Butterfree appeared in A Seasoned Search!, where they were among the Flying-type attracted by Bounsweet's Sweet Scent in their attempts to attract a Oricorio.
A Butterfree appeared in Partner Promises!.
Two Butterfree appeared in Lulled to La-La Land! during a flashback.
Two Trainers' Butterfree appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Four wild Buttefree appeared in Alola, Kanto!.
Pokédex entries
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In Pokémon Origins
A Butterfree appeared in File 4: Charizard in a fantasy.
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Butterfree
Ash's Butterfree makes a brief appearance in the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It was first caught in Pikachu, I See You! as a Caterpie and then evolved into Metapod in Play Misty For Me.
Ash's Metapod evolves into Butterfree in Play Misty For Me during Ash's Gym battle with Misty. Its last appearance as a Butterfree was in Haunting My Dreams, battling a giant Haunter.
Melanie took care of three Butterfree in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
Midori owns a Butterfree that was first in PW10.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Kitty
Butterfree debuts in Wake Up—You're Snorlax! as one of the Pokémon shocked by Red's Pika in a forest.
Yellow's Butterfree, nicknamed Kitty, evolved from her Caterpie that had just recently evolved into a Metapod in The Might of... Metapod?!. Her uncle, Fisherman Wilton, also has a Butterfree which first appeared in Just a Spearow Carrier. Both of them are able to use Butterfree as a mode of flight, using Butterfree to hold onto their backs as they fly.
In The Last Battle XIII a Butterfree was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
In Out-Odding Oddish, a Butterfree appeared in the Pokéathlon.
In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, a Trainer at the Safari Zone owns one.
According to the Pokédex at the end of Volume 1, Red appears to have captured a Caterpie which evolved into a Metapod and then a Butterfree.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Bugsy has a Butterfree as his main Pokémon. It was first seen as a Metapod in Let's Aim For The Goal.
In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga
A Butterfree appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Giovanni used a Butterfree in a haircut salon that he built.
In the TCG
- Main article: Butterfree (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Butterfree is the mother of Caterpie, who she sends the player to rescue in the first mission of the game.
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Alternate games
- Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base Set)
- In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Neo Discovery)
- It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Game locations
In side games
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Held items
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Emerald* | SilverPowder (5%) | ||
HeartGold | SoulSilver | SilverPowder (5%) | |
Black | White | SilverPowder (5%) | |
Black 2 | White 2 | SilverPowder (5%) | |
X | Y | Silver Powder (5%) | |
Sun | Moon | Silver Powder (5%) |
Stats
Base stats
Generation I-V
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HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
Total: 385
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Generation VI onward
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HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
Total: 395
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By leveling up
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Trivia
- Butterfree was the first Pokémon shown in the anime to have an alternate color, pink. This has only been seen in a single female, and unlike a Shiny Butterfree, which has green eyes and pink wings, limbs, and snout, this Butterfree only differed in its pink body and wings.
- Butterfree has been trained by four important anime Trainers: Ash, Ritchie, Solidad, and Drew.
- Butterfree shares its category with Beautifly. They are both known as the Butterfly Pokémon.
- Butterfree can be seen as a parallel to Beedrill. Both of their unevolved stages evolve at level 7 and again at level 10. They both go through metamorphosis-like evolution and have the same base stat total of 395. Also, while Beedrill is exclusive to Black and Black 2, Butterfree is exclusive to White and White 2.
Origin
Its design appears to be based on the Black-veined White butterfly.
Name origin
Butterfree is a combination of butterfly and free, possibly referring to its ability to fly after being grounded for two evolutionary stages. In Japanese, the name may also derive from the word 振る furu (to flap, as in wings).
In other languages
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
- Pokémon
- Generation I Pokémon
- Bug-type Pokémon
- Flying-type Pokémon
- Dual-type Pokémon
- Pokémon with a gender ratio of one male to one female
- Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group
- White-colored Pokémon
- Body style 13 Pokémon
- Bug group Pokémon
- Pokémon with wild held items
- Pokémon with a base stat total of 385
- Pokémon whose Special stat became both Special Attack and Special Defense
- Pokémon with a base stat total of 395
- Pokémon with 18 max performance stars
- Body size 1 Pokémon
- Pokémon that are part of a three-stage evolutionary line
- Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon XD