Butterfree

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has a Gigantamax form.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Butterfree is an insect-like Pokémon appearing as a large butterfly. Butterfree has a large purple body with light blue limbs and a nose with very small fangs. Its eyes are quite large in proportion to its head and are a red color. Butterfree's large wings simply appear as black and white butterfly wings.
====Gigantamax Butterfree====
In its Gigantamax form, Bufferfree's body has a larger frame with red glowing eyes. It sports a giant set of wings with glowing teal patterns on them. A fur-like pattern is attached to its wings and back. Its antennae changes from black to light green and, like other dynamaxed Pokémon, are surrounded by red clouds.
===Gender differences===
The gender difference is the female has purple on the bottom of its wings and the male doesn't have them.
===Behavior===
Butterfree consume honey from flowers and are excellent at detecting sources of it. They can trace minutes amounts of pollen back to flower patches, where they then feast on honey and nectar. Using the hairs on their legs, Butterfree are also able to carry the sticky substance back to their nests. They often fly as far as 6 miles (10 kilometers) to find nectar in blooming flowers.
Because of their water-resistant wings, Butterfree can often be found fluttering about in the misty upper levels of rainforests. However, the high moisture is not necessary for their survival; they are simply highly tolerant of it, so they are also found in drier forests as well, often flying in small swarms to search out locations where honey is abundant. They sometimes compete with Cutiefly for territory.
===Natural abilities===
Regular Butterfree have the ability Compound Eyes which raises its accuracy rating by 30%. Outside of battle, Compound eyes will raise the chances of finding a Pokémon with an item if the user is in the lead slot of the party.
Butterfree befriended within the Dream World have the Tinted Lens ability, which doubles the power of "not very effective" moves.
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air. Its wings are very helpful in spreading the Poisonpowder and Stun Spore.
==Evolution==
Butterfree evolves from Metapod at level 10 and is the final evolution of Caterpie.
==Game info==
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Ash Butterfree.png|Ash's Butterfree.
Pink Butterfree.png|Pink Butterfree.
Happy anime.png|Ritchie's Butterfree, Happy. 
Orange Islands Butterfree.png|An Orange Islands Buttterfree.
Solidad Butterfree.png|Solidad's Butterfree.
Drew Butterfree.png|Drew's Butterfree.
Goh Butterfree.png|Goh's Butterfree.
====Main====
*Ash's Butterfree
*Goh's Butterfree
====Supporting====
*Happy
*Solidad's Butterfree
*Drew's Butterfree
====Minor====
*Pink Butterfree
*Lisa's Butterfree
*A.J.'s Butterfree
*Jeremy's Butterfree
*Xander's Butterfree
*Butterfree (BW132)
*Butterfree (MS020)
*Pink Butterfree (MS020)
==Trivia==
*Despite Butterfree being a -type Pokémon, Butterfree could not learn any -type moves until Generation III.
*Butterfree and Beautifly are both known as the Butterfly Pokémon.
*Despite the color of Butterfree's body mainly being purple, it is classified as White in the Pokédex, being its wing color.
*Despite being a part -type Pokémon, having wings, and multiple Pokédex entries stating it can fly, it can't learn the move, Fly.
*In the Hungarian version of Mewtwo Returns, every Butterfree is called "Csodalepke", which literally means "wonder butterfly".
===Origin===
Butterfree vaguely resembles the butterfly. However, its wings are white instead of colored.
Its design also appears to be based on the Black-veined White butterfly.
Its Gigantamax form could be based on the Mothra kaiju.
===Etymology===
"Butterfree" is a portmanteau of the words "butterfly" and "free".
==Gallery==
0012Butterfree Red and Blue.png
0012Butterfree Red and Green.png
0012Butterfree OS anime.png
0012Butterfree OS anime 2.png
0012Butterfree OS anime 3.png
0012Butterfree AG anime.png
0012Butterfree Dream.png
0012Butterfree Dream 2.png
0012Butterfree-Gigantamax Dream.png
0012Butterfree Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red and Blue Rescue Teams.png
0012Butterfree Pokemon Stadium.png
0012Butterfree Pokémon PokéPark.png
0012Butterfree♂ LGPE.png
0012Butterfree♀ LGPE.png
0012Butterfree Pokémon HOME.png
0012Butterfree Female Pokémon HOME.png
0012Butterfree_Pink_HOME.png
0012Butterfree Gigantamax Pokémon HOME.png
0012Butterfree_Masters.png
ButterfreeSprite.png
ButterfreeSprite2.png
ButterfreeShinySprite.png
ButterfreeShinySprite2.png
0012Butterfree GO.png
0012Butterfree GO Shiny.png
Gigantamax Butterfree 2.png
0012 Butterfree-pink.png
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