Butterfree (Pokémon)

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Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー Butterfree) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 10. It is the final form of .
Butterfree can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Butterfree if it has the .
==Biology==
Butterfree is a which resembles a vaguely anthropomorphic with a purple body. Unlike true insects, it only has two body segments and four light blue legs. The upper pair of its legs resemble small, three-fingered hands, while the lower pair resembles long, digit-less feet. Butterfree has two black antennae, a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and large, red compound eyes. Its two pairs of wings are white with black . Two oval scales on a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but they are white on a male.
The wings of Butterfree are coated with poisonous scales that easily fall off continuously as it flies. If inhaled, it results in several status conditions. Using this powder, it will defend from bird Pokémon. This powder also repels water, enabling it to fly and gather honey even in the rain. Butterfree can use its sensitive antenna to detect the odors of blooming flowers six miles (ten kilometers) from its nest in search of nectar, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. Sometimes, it has territorial disputes with over fields of flowers. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by , as seen in the Pokémon the Series episode A Sappy Ending. Butterfree is found in , but it also observed in the episode Bye Bye Butterfree flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Butterfree is known to sleep while flapping its wings. It tends to accidentally scatter highly toxic dust while sleeping.Sleep Style Dex
===Forms===
Butterfree has a Gigantamax Form.
As Gigantamax Butterfree, its wings become shades of bright and dark green with a white pattern. A fur-like circle attaches to Gigantamax Butterfree's back at the base of the wings. Its antennae also become bright green and extend to the point where the tip bends, and three red clouds surround them. Its eyes glow bright red. Several green scales, created from crystallized Gigantamax energy, can be seen floating around Gigantamax Butterfree. These are its most effective weapons, capable of causing paralysis, poisoning, or sleep. Gigantamax Butterfree scatters these scales by the winds that it generates with each flap of its wings; these winds are powerful enough to lift a 10-ton truck.Gigantamax Butterfree | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Gigantamax Butterfree is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
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Butterfree
===Evolution===
Butterfree evolves from and is the final form of .
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Butterfree is the mother of , who she sends the player to rescue in the first mission of the game.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Alternate games===
;Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game ()
:In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.
;Pokémon Trading Card Game ()
:It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear. In , Butterfree can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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======Generation VI onward======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Butterfree is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
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===Side game data===
====Butterfree====
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====Gigantamax Butterfree====
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===Form data===
====Gigantamax====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Butterfree=====
 had a Butterfree that he as a , the first Pokémon he ever caught. He evolved from in Challenge of the Samurai. Butterfree was also the first Pokémon that Ash let go, allowing him to mate with a pink Butterfree in Bye Bye Butterfree. He later reunited with Ash in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Butterfree also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from . He evolved from Metapod during a against a group of .
=====Pink Butterfree=====
In Bye Bye Butterfree, Ash's Butterfree fell in love with a pink Butterfree and fought to save her from . At the end of the episode, Ash released his Butterfree to mate with the pink Butterfree. The pink Butterfree reappeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from .
=====Goh's Butterfree=====
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a male Butterfree. He has since made further appearances in .
=====Other=====
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Bye Bye Butterfree, all under the ownership of s who released them so they could engage in a mating ceremony. Ash's Butterfree became one of these Butterfree.
In A Friend in Deed, Ritchie's Butterfree, nicknamed Happy, was used to help Ritchie get out of Team Rocket's runaway truck safely. In Friend and Foe Alike and Friends to the End, it was used during Ritchie's battles in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Poké Ball Peril, an of Butterfree living on Valencia Island appeared. It had not eaten for days despite Professor Ivy's effort to make different kinds of food for it. It took a liking to 's food, however, and was one of the reasons he stayed behind. It reappeared in a flashback in A Tent Situation.
In Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Zander has a Butterfree. After Team Rocket kidnapped Dr. Gordon and flew away on Jessie's Dustox, it evolved from a Metapod to chase Team Rocket. Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode.
In Weekend Warrior, 's Butterfree was used in the Appeals Round of the Pokémon Contest.
In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing, Drew used a Butterfree during his two-on-two Contest Battle against . Butterfree battled alongside against and and managed to win.
In Butterfree and Me!, multiple Butterfree evolved from Metapod on Wayfarer Island. One Butterfree had been befriended by Ash as a Caterpie, and Ash spent much of the episode helping it eventually evolve into its final form.
In I Choose You!, multiple Butterfree engaged in a mating ceremony that 's Butterfree took a part of, much like the events of Bye Bye Butterfree.
A Butterfree appeared in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.
====Minor appearances====
Butterfree debuted in a fantasy that Ash's Caterpie had in Ash Catches a Pokémon.
In The Path to the Pokémon League, A.J.'s Butterfree carried his bag into his Gym. It then trained with his .
In Battle Aboard the St. Anne, multiple Butterfree were aboard the St. Anne.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Butterfree was on Scissor Street.
A Butterfree appeared in The March of the Exeggutor Squad.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Butterfree was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Pallet Party Panic, a Butterfree was at a party in Pallet Town.
In The Power of One, multiple Butterfree were seen in the opening sequence of the movie, while others sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In a flashback in Snack Attack, multiple Orange Islands Butterfree were residents of the Seven Grapefruit Islands.
A 's Orange Islands Butterfree appeared in The Mandarin Island Miss Match.
A wild Butterfree appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Slowking's Day, an Orange Islands Butterfree was living on Shamouti Island.
In The Rivalry Revival, three Butterfree were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in A Sappy Ending.
A Butterfree appeared in Once in a Blue Moon.
In For Crying Out Loud, multiple Butterfree played with Wilhomena's .
In Tricks of the Trade, a Butterfree was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
In Spell of the Unown: Entei, used a Butterfree during her battle against Ash, where it went up against his . The match ended with Bulbasaur being dazed with and finished off with a gust of wind.
In Mewtwo Returns, multiple Butterfree flew over Mount Quena.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Houndoom's Special Delivery.
Three Butterfree appeared in a flashback in The Light Fantastic.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in 's dream in Sick Daze.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in the opening sequence of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
In Got Miltank?, a Butterfree was a resident at a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.
In A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, a Butterfree was followed by Misty's Togepi.
In Enlighten Up!, two Butterfree were residents of Lake Slowpoke.
In Fangs for Nothin', multiple Butterfree were inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in the opening sequence of Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Butterfree briefly appeared in Camp Pikachu.
In Hatch Me If You Can, multiple Butterfree appeared before Ash's Larvitar.
A 's Butterfree appeared in Now That's Flower Power!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Butterfree appeared in The Green Guardian.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide!.
A Coordinator's Butterfree appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.
In Channeling the Battle Zone, Solidad used a Butterfree during the Kanto Grand Festival.
In Pinch Healing!, multiple Butterfree were residents of Fennel Valley.
In Riding the Winds of Change, a Butterfree was among the many Pokémon Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy used to blow a away from the city.
A wild Butterfree appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Two additional Butterfree appeared in the following episode.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Butterfree appeared in Camping It Up!.
In Battling the Generation Gap!, two Butterfree were part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile".
Multiple Butterfree appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Butterfree were at Pokémon Hills.
In A Relay in the Sky!, a Trainer's Butterfree was participating in the Pokémon Sky Relay. It was in a team also consisting of and .
In A Legendary Photo Op!, a Butterfree was at Mt. Molteau.
A Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Alola to New Adventure!.
In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Butterfree flew past 's balcony and received some food. It reappeared in A Glaring Rivalry!.
In A Seasoned Search!, two Butterfree were among the attracted by 's in their attempts to attract an .
In Partner Promises!, a Butterfree was a resident of Treasure Island. It reappeared in Alola, Alola!, when Ash revisited the island alongside and .
Two Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Lulled to La-La Land!.
Two Trainers' Butterfree appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Four wild Butterfree appeared in Alola, Kanto!.
Three wild Butterfree appeared in a fantasy in Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!.
Two Trainers' Butterfree appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!.
A student's Butterfree appeared in A High-Speed Awakening!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Butterfree competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in The Road to The Semifinals!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Z-Move Showdown!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, with two of them appearing in a video hologram.
In Caring for a Mystery!, a Butterfree battled a wild after it attacked it.
Two Butterfree appeared in Sobbing Sobble!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Getting More Than You Battled For!, with one of them living at Cero Island.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, six Butterfree were in the Wild Area.
In Not Too Close for Comfort!, a Caterpie was seen in a video, evolving all the way into Butterfree.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Helping the Hometown Hero!.
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Battling as Hard as Stone!.
Three Butterfree appeared in Infinite Possibilities!.
Multiple Butterfree were seen evolving from in Heroes Unite!.
Three Butterfree appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
Three Butterfree appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
Multiple Butterfree appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).
A Butterfree appeared in a photo in HZ072.
A Butterfree appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Butterfree was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
A Butterfree appeared in a fantasy in File 4: Charizard.
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Butterfree was in a town square in Pasio.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Trainer's Butterfree appeared in Buddy.
A Gigantamax Butterfree appeared as a visual in a flashback in Assistant.
===GOTCHA!===
A Butterfree briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===POKÉTOON===
A Butterfree appeared in Blossom's Dream.
A Butterfree appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Butterfree was used to provide special effects for the Kimono Girls' performance.
In The Discovery, a Butterfree appeared in a fantasy of a forest of the Kanto region.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Major appearances====
=====Kitty=====
's Butterfree, nicknamed Kitty, evolved from her Caterpie that had just recently evolved into a Metapod in The Might of... Metapod?!. Her uncle, Wilton, also has a Butterfree, which first appeared in Just a Spearow Carrier. Both of them are able to use Butterfree as a mode of flight, using Butterfree to hold onto their backs as they fly.
====Minor appearances====
Butterfree debuts in Wake Up—You're Snorlax! as one of the Pokémon shocked by 's Pika in a forest.
A Butterfree appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Butterfree appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
A 's Butterfree appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down as one of the Pokémon seen at the .
A Butterfree appeared in Dream World.
A wild Butterfree appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.
A Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment.
According to the Pokédex at the end of Volume 1, Red appears to have a Caterpie, which evolved into a Metapod and then a Butterfree.
A Gigantamaxed Butterfree appeared in PASS40, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Gigantamax.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Butterfree appeared in Catch That Pokémon Thief!!.
A Butterfree appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.
 was revealed to own a Butterfree in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!, where he used it in a haircut salon that he built.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
's Butterfree evolved from his Metapod in Play Misty For Me during his Gym with .
Melanie took care of three Butterfree in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Shu and Pikachu's Debut!.
A Butterfree appeared in GDZ23.
A Butterfree appeared in GDZ48.
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
 owns a Butterfree that was first in PW10.
===Pokémon Chapter Books===
Windy's Butterfree appeared in Race to Danger.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Butterfree appeared in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!.
A Butterfree appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!.
===Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon===
A Butterfree appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
===Pokémon Journeys===
Multiple Butterfree appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Goh caught a Butterfree in Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!, just like he did in the animated series.
A Butterfree appeared in Caring for a Mystery!.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
In the stage, multiple Butterfree can be seen flying in the background.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Butterfree returns in the stage.
==Trivia==
* Butterfree was the first Pokémon shown in Pokémon the Series with an alternate color, pink in its case. This has only been seen in a single female, and unlike a Butterfree, which has green eyes and pink wings, limbs, and snout, this Butterfree only differed in its pink body and wings.
* Butterfree shares its with . They are both known as the Butterfly Pokémon.
* Butterfree can be seen as a parallel to . Both of their unevolved stages evolve at level 7 and again at level 10. They both go through metamorphosis-like evolution and have the same base stat total of 395. Also, while Beedrill is exclusive to and , Butterfree is exclusive to White and White 2. Both also have an alternate form only available in-battle (Gigantamax Butterfree and Mega Beedrill, respectively).
===Origin===
Butterfree seems to be based on the .
Butterfree's parallels to could possibly be a reference to the phrase "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", which was coined by American boxer . This is further backed by the phrase being used in two episodesDisaster of Disguise and Strong Strategy Steals the Show! of the English dub of the Pokémon animated series as "floating like a Butterfree and stinging like a Beedrill".
====Name origin====
Butterfree may be a combination of butterfly and free. It may also involve パタパタ patapata (the sound of wings flapping) and 振る furu (to flap).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Butterfree
* Pink Butterfree
* Goh's Butterfree
* Kitty
* Gigantamax
==References==
==External links==
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