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Pokemon Crystal Version

251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 388 locations, 541 trainers.

Pokemon Crystal Version

BUTTERFREE

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BUTTERFREE artwork

Normal

BUTTERFREE sprite

Shiny

Shiny BUTTERFREE sprite
Bug
Flying

It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.

Pokédex #

012

Species

BUTTERFLY

Height

3'07"

Weight

71.0 lbs

Base Exp

160

Catch Rate

45

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 3,840 steps (15 cycles)

Egg Groups

Bug

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

385

HP 60
Attack 45
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 80
Speed 70

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100
Situation
HP
Attack
Defense
Sp. Atk
Sp. Def
Speed
Wild catch

A newly encountered one at this level.

 120-135 50-65 55-70 85-100 85-100 75-90
Trainer team

What enemy teams usually bring.

 128 59 63 93 93 83
Fully raised

A strong end-of-journey version.

 167 97 102 132 132 122

How To Get It

5 wild locations
0 special sources

Wild

5 places
Wild encounters up to Lv 15
Location
Method
Levels
Slot Odds
Ilex Forest Headbutt · Low-chance tree Lv 10 5%
Ilex Forest Headbutt · Good tree Lv 10 5%
National Park Bug Contest Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Regular grass Lv 12-15 5%
National Park Bug Contest Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Tall grass Lv 12-15 5%
Route 2 Grass · Morning Lv 7 10%
Route 2 Grass · Day Lv 7 10%
Route 24 Grass · Morning Lv 14 5%
Route 24 Grass · Day Lv 14 5%
Route 25 Grass · Morning Lv 14 5%
Route 25 Grass · Day Lv 14 5%

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item
SILVERPOWDER

Rare wild held item.

2%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

5

Rock x4
Flying x2
Fire x2
Electric x2
Ice x2

Resistances

3

Fighting x0.25
Grass x0.25
Bug x0.5

Immunities

1

Ground

Evolution Chain

3 stages ending at BUTTERFREE.

3 stages
  1. 1
    CATERPIE sprite
    CATERPIE
    #010
  2. 2
    METAPOD sprite
    METAPOD
    #011
    Level 7
  3. 3
    BUTTERFREE sprite
    BUTTERFREE
    #012
    Level 10

Learnset

Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Slot
CONFUSION
Psychic
Special 50 100% 25 Slot 1
Level
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Lv 10 CONFUSION
Psychic
Special 50 100% 25
Lv 13 POISONPOWDER
Poison
Status 0 75% 35
Lv 14 STUN SPORE
Grass
Status 0 75% 30
Lv 15 SLEEP POWDER
Grass
Status 0 75% 15
Lv 18 SUPERSONIC
Normal
Status 0 55% 20
Lv 23 WHIRLWIND
Normal
Status 0 100% 20
Lv 28 GUST
Flying
Physical 40 100% 35
Lv 34 PSYBEAM
Psychic
Special 65 100% 20
Lv 40 SAFEGUARD
Normal
Status 0 100% 25
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version.
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Machine
CURSE
???
Status 0 100% 10 TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC
Poison
Status 0 85% 10 TM06 (Toxic)
HIDDEN POWER
Normal
Physical 1 100% 15 TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY
Fire
Status 0 90% 5 TM11 (Sunny Day)
SWEET SCENT
Normal
Status 0 100% 20 TM12 (Sweet Scent)
SNORE
Normal
Physical 40 100% 15 TM13 (Snore)
HYPER BEAM
Normal
Physical 150 90% 5 TM15 (Hyper Beam)
PROTECT
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM17 (Protect)
GIGA DRAIN
Grass
Special 60 100% 5 TM19 (Giga Drain)
ENDURE
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM21 (Frustration)
SOLARBEAM
Grass
Special 120 100% 10 TM22 (Solarbeam)
RETURN
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM27 (Return)
PSYCHIC
Psychic
Special 90 100% 10 TM29 (Psychic)
DOUBLE TEAM
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER
Normal
Status 0 90% 15 TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SWIFT
Normal
Physical 60 100% 20 TM39 (Swift)
REST
Psychic
Status 0 100% 10 TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM45 (Attract)
NIGHTMARE
Ghost
Status 0 100% 15 TM50 (Nightmare)
FLASH
Normal
Status 0 70% 20 HM05 (Flash)

Breeding Partners

BUTTERFREE can pair with Pokémon in the Bug egg group. Ditto works too. Use a listed Pokémon with a compatible gender at the Day Care.

Bug
24 partners
DITTO sprite DITTO Ditto partner Ditto can pair with this Pokémon regardless of gender. CATERPIE sprite CATERPIE Bug Shares the Bug egg group. METAPOD sprite METAPOD Bug Shares the Bug egg group. BUTTERFREE sprite BUTTERFREE Bug Another BUTTERFREE works if the pair has opposite genders. WEEDLE sprite WEEDLE Bug Shares the Bug egg group. KAKUNA sprite KAKUNA Bug Shares the Bug egg group. BEEDRILL sprite BEEDRILL Bug Shares the Bug egg group. PARAS sprite PARAS Bug Shares the Bug egg group. PARASECT sprite PARASECT Bug Shares the Bug egg group. VENONAT sprite VENONAT Bug Shares the Bug egg group. VENOMOTH sprite VENOMOTH Bug Shares the Bug egg group. SCYTHER sprite SCYTHER Bug Shares the Bug egg group. PINSIR sprite PINSIR Bug Shares the Bug egg group. LEDYBA sprite LEDYBA Bug Shares the Bug egg group. LEDIAN sprite LEDIAN Bug Shares the Bug egg group. SPINARAK sprite SPINARAK Bug Shares the Bug egg group. ARIADOS sprite ARIADOS Bug Shares the Bug egg group. YANMA sprite YANMA Bug Shares the Bug egg group. PINECO sprite PINECO Bug Shares the Bug egg group. FORRETRESS sprite FORRETRESS Bug Shares the Bug egg group. GLIGAR sprite GLIGAR Bug Shares the Bug egg group. SCIZOR sprite SCIZOR Bug Shares the Bug egg group. SHUCKLE sprite SHUCKLE Bug Shares the Bug egg group. HERACROSS sprite HERACROSS Bug Shares the Bug egg group.