Elite Redux LeafGreen
#12

Butterfree

The Butterfly Pokémon

Bug Flying

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.

Base stat total
395
Height
1.1 m
Weight
32 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

395 total
HP 60 261 324
Atk 45 113 207
Def 50 122 218
SpA 90 194 306
SpD 80 176 284
Spe 70 158 262

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Rock 4× Flying 2× Fire 2× Electric 2× Ice 2×
Takes less
Fighting ¼× Grass ¼× Bug ½×
No effect
Ground 0×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Tinted Lens Ups “not very effective”. Shield Dust Prevents added effects. Giant Wings Boosts the power of wing, wind or air-based moves by 1.3x.
Innate always active, all of them Majestic Moth On entry, raises highest calculated stat by one stage. Compound Eyes Raises accuracy. Levitate Ground immunity; avoids hazards and terrain effects.

Evolution line

Caterpie Caterpie BST 195
Metapod Metapod BST 205 Level · 7
Butterfree Butterfree BST 395 Level · 10

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Tinted Lens new Shield Dust Giant Wings now innate Compound Eyes
Innates added Majestic MothLevitate

Details

Height
1.1 m
Weight
32 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
45
Base exp
198
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 SpA, 1 SpD
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Silver Powder
Colour
White

Moves

9 level-up · 0 egg · 86 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100 25
10 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100 25
13 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75 35
14 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75 30
15 Sleep Powder Grass Status — 75 15
18 Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
23 Whirlwind Normal Status — ∞ 20
28 Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
34 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 25
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 15
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confusion Psychic Special 50 100 25
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100 10
Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100 15
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 10
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 10
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Nightmare Ghost Special 120 100 10
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
Poison Powder Poison Status — 75 35
Pollen Puff Bug Special 90 100 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psywave Psychic Special 40 100 15
Quiver Dance Bug Status — ∞ 20
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rage Powder Bug Status — ∞ 20
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Razor Wind Flying Special 80 100 10
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Roost Flying Status — ∞ 5
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Safeguard Normal Status — ∞ 25
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Skill Swap Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Sleep Powder Grass Status — 75 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Stun Spore Grass Status — 75 30
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100 20
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Tailwind Flying Status — ∞ 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Teleport Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Twister Dragon Special 40 100 20
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Whirlwind Normal Status — ∞ 20

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Metapod instead.