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Butterfreein Pokémon SoulGold

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 SoulGold

Butterfree is #12 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its bug/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 1 encounter location.

Type
BugFlying
Dex
#012
Abilities
Compound Eyes(Primary)

Raises accuracy.

Tinted Lens(Secondary)

Ups “not very effective”.

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
198
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack1 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2electric ×2ice ×2flying ×2rock ×4
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground

How to Obtain

Look for Butterfree in National Park Bug Contest (rare). Expect to find it at level 16.

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (22)

GustLevel: 0flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
GustLevel: 1flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
HardenLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
TackleLevel: 1normal
PWR35ACC0PP35
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
String ShotLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC95PP40
Binds the foe with string to reduce its Speed.
Bug BiteLevel: 1bug
PWR60ACC100PP20
Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect.
SupersonicLevel: 4normal
PWR0ACC55PP20
Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe.
ConfusionLevel: 8psychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A psychic attack that may cause confusion.
Poison PowderLevel: 12poison
PWR0ACC75PP35
Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
Stun SporeLevel: 12grass
PWR0ACC75PP30
Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe.
Sleep PowderLevel: 12grass
PWR0ACC75PP15
Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep.
PsybeamLevel: 16psychic
PWR65ACC100PP20
Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe.
WhirlwindLevel: 19normal
PWR0ACC85PP20
Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle.
CovetLevel: 22fairy
PWR40ACC100PP0
Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.
Air SlashLevel: 24flying
PWR75ACC95PP0
Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching.
SafeguardLevel: 28normal
PWR0ACC0PP25
Protects allies from status problems for 5 turns.
Bug BuzzLevel: 32bug
PWR90ACC100PP10
A damaging sound wave that may lower Sp. Def.
TailwindLevel: 36flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns.ally Speed for 3 turns.
Rage PowderLevel: 40bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
Scatters powder to make foes attack only the user.
Quiver DanceLevel: 44bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
Dances to raise Sp. Atk Sp. Def and Speed.
HurricaneLevel: 50flying
PWR0ACC70PP10
Traps the foe in a fierce wind. May cause confusion.
Pollen PuffLevel: 56bug
PWR90ACC100PP15
Explodes on foes, but restores ally's HP.

TM/HM Moves (31)

Acrobaticsflying
PWR55ACC100PP15TM62
Does double damage if the user has no item.
Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Draining Kissfairy
PWR50ACC100PP10TM64
An attack that absorbs over half the damage inflicted.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC0PP20HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Draingrass
PWR0ACC100PP0TM87
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Infestationbug
PWR20ACC100PP20TM83
The foe is infested and attacked for turns.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP0TM19
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Safeguardnormal
PWR0ACC0PP25TM20
Protects allies from status problems for 5 turns.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.
Venoshockpoison
PWR65ACC100PP10TM09
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.

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×)

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