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Butterfree, a Bug and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Butterfree: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Butterfree is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (90) and Sp. Def (80), with a base stat total of 395.

Build a team with Butterfree

What is Butterfree weak to?

How much damage Butterfree takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toElectricFireFlyingIce
0.5×ResistsBug
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass
0×Immune toGround

Butterfree takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fighting, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Butterfree

Butterfree has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • HurricaneFlying110
  • Dream EaterPsychic100

Best nature for Butterfree

Modest. Butterfree leans special (90 Sp. Atk vs 45 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Compound EyesThis Pokemon's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
  • Tinted LensThis Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.

Evolution line

Caterpie
Metapod
Butterfree
Full learnset (87 moves; tap to expand)

Butterfree is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Pollen PuffBug90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Razor WindNormal80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Ominous WindGhost60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Silver WindBug60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
GustFlying40100%Special
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
TwisterDragon40100%Special
InfestationBug20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
PsywavePsychic?100%Special
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AttractNormal-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DefogFlying--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
HardenNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Morning SunNormal--Status
NightmareGhost-100%Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quiver DanceBug--Status
Rage PowderBug--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep PowderGrass-75%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
Stun SporeGrass-75%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TeleportPsychic--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status