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Butterfreein Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

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Pokédex Entry

Butterfly Pokémon

The wings are protected by rain- repellent dust. As a result, this Pokémon can fly about even in rain.

Butterfree in Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

Butterfree is #12 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux. This page covers its bug/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 9 encounter locations.

Type
BugFlying
Dex
#012
Abilities
Compoundeyes(Primary)

Increases Accuracy by 30%.

Tinted Lens(Secondary)

Boosts not very effective moves.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Slowest (40 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
160
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack1 SpecialDefense
Weak To
fire ×2electric ×2ice ×2flying ×2rock ×4
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Caterpie to Lv. 7
Level up Metapod to Lv. 10

How to Obtain

Look for Butterfree in Rocket Hideout (uncommon), in Route 2 (rare), and in Route 24 (rare), among six other areas. Wild ones range from level seven to 41.

Wild Encounters (9)

Evolution Moves (2)

Moves learned upon evolving into Butterfree.

Confusionpsychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.
Gustflying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.

Level Up Moves (20)

Bug BiteLevel: 1bug
PWR60ACC100PP20
The user bites the foe, eating its Berry if it is holding one.
ElectrowebLevel: 1electric
PWR55ACC95PP15
The user traps the foe in an electric net. It also lowers the foe's Speed.
String ShotLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC95PP40
The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce its Speed.
Spider WebLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC0PP10
Ensnares the foe with sticky string so it doesn't flee or switch out.
PoisonPowderLevel: 12poison
PWR0ACC75PP35
A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
Stun SporeLevel: 12grass
PWR0ACC75PP30
Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe.
Sleep PowderLevel: 12grass
PWR0ACC75PP15
A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe.
Rage PowderLevel: 12bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
The user scatters a cloud of powder, making foes attack only the user.
Bug BiteLevel: 15bug
PWR60ACC100PP20
The user bites the foe, eating its Berry if it is holding one.
SupersonicLevel: 17normal
PWR0ACC55PP20
The user generates odd sound waves. It may confuse the foe.
WhirlwindLevel: 19normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
PsybeamLevel: 22psychic
PWR65ACC100PP20
A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused.
Air SlashLevel: 24flying
PWR75ACC95PP20
The foe is sliced by a blade of air. It may also make the foe flinch.
Silver WindLevel: 27bug
PWR60ACC100PP5
The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user's stats.
TailwindLevel: 30flying
PWR0ACC0PP30
Whips up a tailwind that ups the Speed of all user Pokémon for four turns.
SafeguardLevel: 33normal
PWR0ACC0PP25
It protects the user's party from all status problems for five turns.
Quiver DanceLevel: 36bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
The user dances to raise its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def. and Speed stats.
Bug BuzzLevel: 40bug
PWR90ACC100PP10
The user creates a damaging sound wave that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
PsychicLevel: 44psychic
PWR90ACC100PP10
A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
HurricaneLevel: 50flying
PWR120ACC70PP10
The foe is caught in a fierce wind. It may also confuse the foe.

Pre-evolution-only Moves (5)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Butterfree cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

HardenEvo(Metapod · Evolution move)normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
SharpenEvo(Metapod · Evolution move)normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user reduces its polygon count to sharpen edges and raise Attack.
Pin MissileLevel: 1(Metapod · Level 1)bug
PWR25ACC95PP20
Sharp pins are shot at the foe and hit two to five times at once.
Iron DefenseLevel: 9(Metapod · Level 9)steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
The user hardens its body's surface to sharply raise its Defense stat.
HeadbuttLevel: 5(Caterpie · Level 5)normal
PWR70ACC100PP15
The user sticks its head out and rams. It may make the foe flinch.

TM/HM Moves (22)

Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
A move that works differently for the Ghost type and all the other types.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC85PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Sweet Scentnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves.
Giga Draingrass
PWR75ACC100PP10TM19
A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Solarbeamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP10TM31
The user lands and rests its body. It restores half of the user's max HP.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC90PP15TM34
A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Swiftnormal
PWR60ACC0PP20TM39
Star-shaped rays that never miss are fired at all foes in battle.
Dream Eaterpsychic
PWR100ACC100PP15TM42
Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Draining Kissfairy
PWR50ACC100PP10TM45
A sweet kiss that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Thiefdark
PWR60ACC100PP25TM46
An attack that may take the foe's held item if the user isn't holding one.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20HM05
A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Move Tutor Moves (13)

Aerial Ace(Pallet Town)flying
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
An extremely fast attack against one target. It can't be evaded.
Struggle Bug(Azalea Town)bug
PWR50ACC100PP20Tutor
While resisting, the user attacks the foe, lowerings its Sp. Atk stat.
Attract(Goldenrod City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP15Tutor
If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Sleep Talk(Ecruteak City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Energy Ball(Celadon City)grass
PWR80ACC100PP10Tutor
The foe is blasted with natural energy. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Signal Beam(Saffron City)bug
PWR75ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is hit with a flashing beam that may also cause confusion.
Baton Pass(Goldenrod Dept.)normal
PWR0ACC0PP40Tutor
The user switches out, passing along any stat changes to the new battler.
Facade(Goldenrod Dept., Ice Path)normal
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Mimic(Goldenrod Dept., Saffron City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Defog(Battle Tower, Slowpoke Well, Underwater Sevii)flying
PWR0ACC0PP20Tutor
Reduces the foe's evasion stat. Also removes Spikes, Barriers etc.
Skill Swap(Goldenrod Dept.)psychic
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
U-Turn(Battle Tower, Goldenrod City)bug
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
After attacking, the user switches places with a party Pokémon.
Ominous Wind(Burnt Tower, Goldenrod Dept.)ghost
PWR60ACC100PP5Tutor
Repulsive wind is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
1
Immunities
9
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Butterfree. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Butterfree resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

Base Stats

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