Dwayne's Butterfree

**Dwayne's Butterfree** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのバタフリー** *Douein's Butterfree*) is the very first Pokémon that Dwayne ever captured after setting out on his journey, and his second overall.

## **New Era**

### **Indigo Challenge**

Dwayne first encountered Butterfree as a Caterpie at Viridian Forest, where Dwayne easily caught the Bug-type Pokémon simply by throwing a Poké Ball at him without the need for a battle. That night, while Dwayne sleeps, Caterpie and Dwayne's Ralts get to know each other.

In the morning, Dwayne wakes up and prepares packing his supplies until a wildPidgey captures his attention. Despite Caterpie wanting to battle, Dwayne tells him that his status as a Bug-type would make him at a disadvantage, but Caterpie refuses to back down, determined to prove his worth, and Dwayne relents, and commands Caterpie to use String Shot, but Pidgey manages to dodge the attack and unleashes a Gust attack. Surprisingly, Caterpie manages to evade the attack, and follows up with a Tackle attack, but Pidgey quickly blinds him with a Sand-Attack. As Caterpie struggles while unable to see, Pidgey knocks him out a Quick Attack.

Shortly thereafter, Caterpie was sent out to battle against Adrian and Adriana's Bellsprout and Weezing, as Caterpie was Dwayne's only Pokémon with enough stamina to fight. Bellsprout and Koffing attack and Caterpie cowers, but Dwayne orders him to use String Shot. The attack completely incapacitates Koffing before Caterpie damages Bellsprout with Bug Bite. Caterpie Tackles Koffing, knocking it into Bellsprout and taking them both out. Adrian tries to send another Pokémon, but he is also wrapped in String Shot. Taken by surprise, Adrian and Adriana flee but promise they will be back to get revenge on him. Dwayne congratulates Caterpie on coming through, and after some encouragement, Caterpie begins to glow, signaling his evolution. Caterpie evolves into Metapod, and Dwayne's Pokédex notes that it has reached this stage more quickly than any other Caterpie on record.

When Dwayne battled against Bayley, Metapod was used against Bayley's Raticate. Raticate attacks with Bite, but Dwayne orders Metapod to use Harden and his hardened skin cause Raticate's teeth to hurt, and Raticate rolls around in pain, and Bayley forfeits the round, tying the score 1-1. Before Bayley can send her second Pokémon, a wild Beedrill swoops in and kidnaps Dwayne's Metapod, despite Dwayne's attempts to return his Pokémon. Bayley grabs Dwayne to start running and they hide amongst some shrubs, only to encounter a hive of Kakuna. When the Kakuna evolve into more Beedrill, the group flees to Bayley's log cabin.

Inside the cabin, Bayley notes that it would be too dangerous to walk around the forest, and seeing the sun going down, she remarks that they should look for Metapod in the morning, despite Dwayne's protests, but Bayley assures him that Metapod would be fine, as his hardened skin would make the Beedrill not attack him, unless Metapod provoked them. During the night, Dwayne is unable to sleep and can only think about his Metapod. Early the next morning, Dwayne begins his search for Metapod. He sees him lying at the base of a tree, surrounded by many Kakuna, and attempts to sneak forward through the grass towards him without alerting the Beedrill swarm. However, he is interrupted by Adrian and Adriana, who loudly announce their intentions to defeat him and gain "revenge", ignoring Dwayne's warnings that they will alert the Beedrill. The sound awakens the Beedrill, who prepare to dive-bomb Dwayne and the twins. Dwayne rolls underneath their attacks and reaches Metapod. Adrian and Adriana attempt to sweet talk the Beedrill into not attacking them, but it proves useless, and they run instead.

Dwayne attempts to recall Metapod to his Poké Ball, but he shakes in disagreement. With a Beedrill fast approaching, Dwayne runs with Metapod in his arms. Seeing a look of sorrow in Metapod's eyes, Dwayne realizes that he has lost Metapod's trust. Dwayne attempts to explain what happened, saying that losing Metapod wasn't his fault. However, Dwayne suddenly realizes that he is lying to himself and to Metapod, and admits that losing Metapod was his fault and his alone because he didn't notice the Beedrill coming for them, and should've paid more attention to his surroundings. Dwayne is upset upon realizing that it was his carelessness that put his Pokémon's life in danger, and, amid tearful apologies to Metapod, he sincerely promises to stop making excuses and take better care of his Pokémon. As Bayley arrives in a protective bug net, Metapod leaps into the path of a Beedrill's Twineedle, sparing Dwayne. Dwayne cradles Metapod, thinking he has been badly injured, but he instead begins to glow. The attack caused by Beedrill has triggered Metapod's evolution into Butterfree. Dwayne gazes happily at his first fully-evolved Pokémon, and Bayley calls Dwayne's Butterfree beautiful.

Another swarm of Beedrill appear, but this time, Dwayne orders his Butterfree to use Sleep Powder, which puts the Beedrill to sleep and allows the group to escape. Bayley applauds Dwayne for his control over Butterfree so soon after its evolution. She then shows Dwayne the path out of Viridian Forest to Pewter City. Before Dwayne can even take two steps, Adrian and Adriana block his path, visibly battered and exhausted, and claim that the Beedrill attacking them was his fault and vow to make him pay. However, Butterfree swoops in and puts them to sleep with Sleep Powder, and Bayley says that Butterfree is really protective of him.

While at Mt. Moon, Dwayne summons Butterfree to defend a wild Cleffa that was being attacked by a Sandslash. Butterfree uses Sleep Powder, putting Sandslash to sleep. However, they are then attacked by a Paras, who quickly uses Poison Powder on Cleffa, but Butterfree pushes Cleffa out of the way and takes the hit, getting poisoned in the process. Despite his poison, Butterfree manages to poison Paras with his own Poison Powder, which soon knocks it out.

As Butterfree struggles with his poison, Dwayne panics as he knows there are no Pokémon Centers nearby, but his worries are extinguished once Cleffa heals Butterfree with Aromatherapy, curing his poison, but Butterfree remains weakened, and Cleffa then uses Heal Pulse to restore Butterfree's strength. Dwayne thanks Cleffa, but it soon collapses, having exhausted itself from healing Butterfree. Suddenly, three Beedrill suddenly appear out of the bushes, and Dwayne grabs Cleffa and takes off with Butterfree in tow. They accidentally run off a cliff and fall into in a forested area. Luckily, they are saved from serious injury when they land on a large patch of thick, soft moss. A storm begins to form, frightening Cleffa, so they wait it out in a nearby cave. After finishing off some Pecha Berries he had in his bag, Cleffa sleeps as Dwayne and Butterfree watch over it, with Dwayne telling Butterfree that he was proud of him for defending Cleffa so fiercely, and Butterfree is visibly embarassed, blushing and hiding himself within his wings.

The next morning, Dwayne and Butterfree ask Cleffa if it was feeling better, and Cleffa happily responds by jumping up and down, and Dwayne is glad to see that Cleffa was feeling better. As they walk out of the cave, however, they are again attacked by the Beedrill from the day before, and Butterfree uses Stun Spore, but the Beedrill all dodge the attack. As the Beedrill make a beeline for Cleffa, Dwayne grabs Cleffa in his arms and jumps out of the way to protect it. However, the Beedrill quickly return with another attack, and as Dwayne turns around to make himself a shield for Cleffa, it call for his friends, Clefairy and Clefable, who appear and begin using Metronome. The Clefairy use Splash, causing the Beedrill to bounce up and down. The Clefable use Teeter Dance, causing all of the Beedrill dance as well. Cleffa then jumps out of Dwayne's arms and attacks Beedrill with Hidden Power, and the Beedrill are struck, and seeing Cleffa and its friends glaring at them, the Beedrill fly off in fear.

When Dwayne challenged the Cerulean Gym, Butterfree was chosen to battle against Misty's Gyarados. Dwayne has Butterfree attack with Poison Powder, but Gyarados blocks the attack with Hydro Pump. Butterfree then charges in with Tackle, hitting Gyarados straight in the face. Dwayne tells Butterfree to follow up with Mega Drain, but while the attack is charging up, Misty has Gyarados use Rain Dance, causing a rainstorm to appear inside the Gym. As Butterfree launches his attack, Misty calls for a Hurricane from Gyarados, which dissipates the Grass-type attack before it can hit the Atrocious Pokémon and blows Butterfree back in the process.

As Dwayne asks Butterfree if he's okay, Misty has Gyarados attack with Hydro Pump, which sends Butterfree flying into the water below it. Gyarados follows up with Crunch, but Butterfree manages to fly away at the last second, allowing him to use his full maneuverability to avoid the attack. Dwayne tells Butterfree to use Stun Spore, which he manages to execute after climbing onto Gyarados's back, covering the Water-type Pokémon in spores and causing it to become paralyzed and causing it to fall underwater. Misty compliments Dwayne and Butterfree, before having Gyarados use Hurricane underwater, creating a cyclone of water around Butterfree. Butterfree tries to escape the vortex, but fails. Misty comments that no challenger has ever been able to break her combination of Rain Dance and Hurricane. Dwayne, however, merely comments that breaking through stuff like this is what makes battles fun for him. To everybody's confusion, Dwayne tells Butterfree to climb out of the Hurricane, bouncing off the vortex while still circling on its sides. While everybody expresses their surprise of this unpredictable move, Dwayne and Butterfree begin performing their move, and Butterfree successfully escapes from the vortex, shocking Misty. Dwayne then orders Butterfree to charge up all of his strength into his Mega Drain attack, which Butterfree does so, and drains away all of Gyarados's strength, which knocks it out and gives Butterfree the victory.

During Dwayne's first battle against Natalya, Butterfree was chosen as his second Pokémon to battle against Natalya's Cubone. Dwayne orders a Stun Spore attack, but Natalya cracks her whip and Cubone Digs underground, avoiding it. It bursts out of the ground, eliminating Butterfree with Smack Down, as the attack causes double the damage due to Butterfree's typing, giving Natalya the victory.

When Dwayne challenged the Saffron Gym, Butterfree was selected to battle against Sabrina's Abra. Dwayne commands Butterfree to use Poison Powder, but Abra Teleports away, dodging the attack. Butterfree tries using the same attack repeatedly, yet Abra kept teleporting and dodging each one. Eventually, Abra uses Psychic, knocking Butterfree out, and making Dwayne lose the match.

During Dwayne's Celadon Gym challenge, Butterfree was his first Pokémon of choice to battle against Erika's Tangela. Butterfree attacks with Gust, but Tangela dodges and uses Constrict to pull Butterfree closer before following up with Stun Spore. However, Butterfree quickly uses Safeguard, preventing himself from getting paralyzed. Butterfree then uses Poison Powder while Tangela charges up an Energy Ball, and the point-blank distance between both Pokémon causes an explosion that knocks out both Butterfree and Tangela.

When Dwayne was trapped in a blizzard and used his body to conceal his cave's entrance to prevent snow from coming in, Butterfree, along with Dwayne's other Pokémon free themselves from their Poké Balls. Dwayne tells them all to return to their Poké Balls, but his Pokémon adamantly refuse and each one hold onto Dwayne – Squirtle hugs his left arm, Clefairy hugs his right arm, Roselia lays down on his lap, Butterfree and Pidgeotto both incase him with their wings, and Kirlia lays onto his chest in a hug – Dwayne is so taken aback by his Pokémon's commitment to him that he is reduced to tears. He then looks at them and conceded that they will be cold all together. The next morning, the harsh snowstorm has completely subsided. Kirlia demolishes the snow wall with Will-O-Wisp, and Dwayne looks upon the amazing view with his beloved Pokémon. Dwayne then decides to leave quickly, afraid of another sudden snowstorm, and quickly reaches the bottom of the mountain and feels very relieved to be away from the snow, and jokes that he would be traumatized of snow from now on.

When Dwayne challenged the Cinnabar Gym, Butterfree was his second Pokémon of choice, where he battled against Blaine's Ninetales. Blaine orders Ninetales to use Overheat, but Butterfree dodges and uses Stun Spore, which paralyzes Ninetales, allowing Butterfree to knock it out with a barrage of Gusts. For his next choice, Blaine chooses Rhydon, who quickly defeats Butterfree with a single Horn Drill.

Butterfree was Dwayne's third Pokémon of choice during his Viridian Gym battle, where he faced off against Robyn's Magneton. Dwayne has Butterfree use Sleep Powder. The attack hits and has a direct effect on Magneton: putting him to sleep. Robyn tries to wake up Magneton, but to avail, and Butterfree uses a barrage of Gusts that knocks Magneton out at last. Robyn brings out his next Pokémon, Rhyperior. Buttefree fires a Sleep Powder, but Rhyperior's Megahorn dissipates the spores. Rhyperior then responds with Rock Polish, greatly increasing Rhyperior's speed. Dwayne commands a Stun Spore, but Rhyperior easily dodges with his increased speed, and knocks out Butterfree with a single Rock Wrecker.

During Dwayne's battle against Natalya in the fourth round of the Indigo Plateau Conference, Butterfree was chosen as his second Pokémon to battle against Natalya's Nidoqueen. Natalya commands Nidoqueen to use Mega Punch, as Dwayne commands Butterfree to keep Nidoqueen away with Stun Spore. Nidoqueen dodges Butterfree's attack with great speed and lands her attack on Butterfree. Nidoqueen follows up with Double Kick, and Dwayne commands Butterfree to dodge, but Butterfree can't pull it off with Nidoqueen's speed and takes damage from the attack. Dwayne then commands Butterfree's new attack: Silver Wind, which lands and greatly damages Nidoqueen. Natalya then orders Nidoqueen to use Fire Blast, but Butterfree swiftly dodges the attack and knocks out Nidoqueen with Gust, leaving Natalya with only one Pokémon remaining, although Butterfree faints afterwards due to exhaustion.

Shortly before Dwayne's battle against Lagi in the fifth round of the tournament, Dwayne was lured away from the stadium by Adrian and Adriana, who were looking to keep Dwayne away up until his match, in order to get him disqualified from the tournament. Therefore, Butterfree, along with Dwayne's other Pokémon, worked together to fend them off and get Dwayne to the stadium, although at the cost of their stamina. As such, Dwayne decided against using Roselia in his upcoming match, of which Dwayne ultimately lost.

Shortly before Dwayne ventured towards the Orange Archipelago, he left Butterfree, along with Pidgeot, at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

### **Intermission**

Butterfree was seen flying around the fields of Professor Oak's Laboratory when he then notices Fabius and Harlynn attempting to break inside the laboratory, and quickly goes on to alert Dwayne, Jade, Roberta, Professor Oak, and the other Pokémon of the break-in. When Butterfree found the culprits, he unleashed a Supersonic attack towards the sky to alert the others of their location. When Harlynn's Chandelure used Smog to sufficate everyone, Butterfree's Gust saved them by blowing the smoke away.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

As a Caterpie, Butterfree was very shy and reserved, although he quickly warmed up and struck up a friendship with Dwayne's Ralts. Despite his status as one of the weakest Bug-type Pokémon in the world, Caterpie already proved himself as a stubborn Pokémon, refusing to back down against a fight, even when the odds were stacked against it, as Caterpie was determined to battle against both Adrian and Adriana's Pokémon at the same time, and all by himself, and was ultimately able to defeat them using a combination of offensive moves and strategic usage of his String Shot attack.

After his evolution into Metapod, he became quiet and reserved, although he remained loyal. However, when he was kidnapped by a wild Beedrill, and spending the whole night under Beedrill's nest, Metapod came to believe that Dwayne had abandoned him and completely lost any trust towards his Trainer. Even when Dwayne rescued him the next morning, Metapod could only stare at him with betrayal in his eyes, but after Dwayne's genuine apologies and emotional breakdown, Metapod forgave his Trainer, and defended him against the herd of Beedrill.

After reaching his final evolution stage, Butterfree became a more graceous and elegant Pokémon, swiftly flying around, and displaying tremendous agility and acrobatic maneuvers. This was shown during Dwayne's Cerulean Gym battle, as Butterfree swiftly dodged many of Misty's Gyarados's attacks, and was ultimately capable of defeating the much more experienced Pokémon.

Butterfree also returned to being quite shy, seen when after Dwayne said he was proud of Butterfree for defending a wild Cleffa, Butterfree was seen blushing heavily, and hid himself within his wings to prevent Dwayne from seeing his reaction. Nevertheless, Butterfree's bond with his Trainer grew extremely more powerful at the course of their journey in Kanto, exemplified when Butterfree, along with the rest of Dwayne's Pokémon, willingly freed themselves from their Poké Balls to keep Dwayne company in a blizzard and attempt to keep him warm after the young Trainer risked his well-being to keep them safe from the snowstorm.