Butterfree

Data 

  
National Pokdex No. #012 
Species: Butterfly Pokemo 
Types: Bug/Flying 
Abilities: Compoundeyes or Tinted Lens (Dream World) 
Height: 3'07" 
Weight: 70.5 lbs 
Locations:  
                    Route 2, Bug-Catching Contest (Gold and Silver) , Headbutt trees (Gold) 
                    Routes 2, 24, and 25, Bug-Catching Contest, Headbutt trees (Crystal) 
                    Route 2, Bug-Catching Contest (HeartGold and SoulSilver), Viridian Forest, Headbutt trees (HeartGold) 
 
Females can be differentiated from males for their black spots on the lower part of their wings. 
 
When fighting, Butterfree flaps its wings very fast, filling the air with toxic dust. Two of its favorite attacks are Sleep Powder, which sends an enemy snoozing, and Stun Spore, which paralyzes an enemy so it can't move. 

They can be found in forests and wooded areas with high amounts of mist and moisture. It's natural range include Kanto and Johto. 
 
 

Evolutionary Line

 
Butterfree is the final evolution of Caterpie. Caterpie evolves to a Metapod starting at level 7 and Metapod evolves starting at level 10 to a Butterfree. 
 
 

Type Effectiveness

  
Weak to: Flying, Rock, Fire, Electric and Ice. 
 
Resistant against: Fighting, Grass and Bug. 
 
Unaffected by: Ground 
 
Damaged normally by: Normal, Poison, Ghost, Steel, Water, Psychic, Dragon and Dark.
 

Pokedex Entries

    

•   Blue/Red: In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.

• Yellow: Its wings, covered with poisonous powder, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.

• Gold: It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto its hair on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

• Silver: Water-repellent powder on its wings enable it to collects honey, even in the heaviest of rains.

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

• Ruby/Sapphire: Butterfree has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming six miles from its nest.

• Emerald: 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.

• FireRed: The wings are protected by a rain-repellent dust. As a result, this Pokemon can fly about even in rain.

• LeafGreen: In battle, it flaps it wing at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

• Diamond/Pearl/Platinum: It loves th honey of flowers and can locate flowers patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

• HeartGold: It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto its hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

• SoulSilver: Water-repellent powder on its wings enable it to collect honey, even in the heaviest if rains.

• Black/White:  It loves th honey of flowers and can locate flowers patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.