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Butterfreein Pokémon Modern Emerald

bugflying

Pokédex Entry

Butterfly Pokémon

It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away.

Butterfree in Pokémon Modern Emerald

Butterfree is #12 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Modern Emerald. This page covers its bug/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Front
butterfree sprite
Normal
butterfree sprite
Shiny
butterfree sprite
Animated
butterfree sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
butterfree sprite
Normal
butterfree sprite
Shiny
Type
BugFlying
Dex
#012
Abilities
Compound Eyes

Raises accuracy.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
160
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack1 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Silverpowder(5%)
Weak To
fire ×2electric ×2ice ×2flying ×2rock ×4
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground

How to Obtain

Butterfree has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve metapod or caterpie to get one.

Level Up Moves (14)

ConfusionLevel: 1psychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A psychic attack that may cause confusion.
HardenLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
ConfusionLevel: 10psychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A psychic attack that may cause confusion.
Poison PowderLevel: 13poison
PWR0ACC75PP35
Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
Stun SporeLevel: 14grass
PWR0ACC75PP30
Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe.
Sleep PowderLevel: 15grass
PWR0ACC75PP15
Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
SupersonicLevel: 18normal
PWR0ACC55PP20
Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe.
WhirlwindLevel: 23normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Blows away the foe with wind and ends the battle.
GustLevel: 28flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
Bug BuzzLevel: 31bug
PWR90ACC100PP10
A damaging sound wave that may lower Sp. Def.
PsybeamLevel: 34psychic
PWR65ACC100PP20
Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe.
SafeguardLevel: 40normal
PWR0ACC0PP25
A mystical force prevents all status problems.
Air SlashLevel: 43flying
PWR75ACC95PP15
Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching.
Silver WindLevel: 47bug
PWR60ACC100PP5
A powdery attack that may raise abilities.
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Pre-evolution-only Moves (2)

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

TackleLevel: 1(Caterpie · Level 1)normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
String ShotLevel: 1(Caterpie · Level 1)bug
PWR0ACC95PP40
Binds the foe with string to reduce its Speed.

TM/HM Moves (22)

Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC70PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
The effectiveness varies with the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Draingrass
PWR75ACC100PP10TM19
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Safeguardnormal
PWR0ACC0PP25TM20
A mystical force prevents all status problems.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Secret Powernormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM43
An attack with effects that vary by location.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Thiefdark
PWR50ACC100PP25TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Skill Swappsychic
PWR0ACC100PP10TM48
The user swaps special abilities with the target.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
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Move Tutor Moves (10)

Double Edge(Sootopolis City Pokemon Center 1F)normal
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Dream Eater(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)psychic
PWR100ACC100PP15Tutor
Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.
Endure(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
Mimic(Lavaridge Town House)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
Copies a move used by the foe during one battle.
Psych Up(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Copies the foe's effect(s) and gives to the user.
Sleep Talk(Fortree City House 2)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Uses an available move randomly while asleep.
Snore(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR50ACC100PP15Tutor
A loud attack that can be used only while asleep.
Substitute(Lilycove City Department Store Rooftop)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Swagger(Slateport City Pokemon Fan Club)normal
PWR0ACC85PP15Tutor
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.
Swift(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.
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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.

rock4×fire2×electric2×ice2×flying2×

Resistances & Immunities

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

Immunities (0×)

ground
grass0.25×fighting0.25×bug0.5×
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