Is Beautifly Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Bug/Flying at level 10 with AbilitySwarm. Transfer only. If imported, glass cannon with decent Sp. Atk but too frail for BW2's gym gauntlet.
Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
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Elesa's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Elesa's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Clay's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Skyla's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Skyla's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Shauntal's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Marshal's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Iris's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 10.
Beautifly cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 10.
Dustox cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 10.
How to Get Beautifly in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Beautifly in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Wurmple over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Diamond & Pearl, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Beautifly in B2W2
Step 1Obtain WurmpleLATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 101. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 101. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Honey tree · Route 214. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Silcoon- Step 3Beautifly ✓
Beautifly Weakness
Beautifly's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Beautifly Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Beautifly
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x69-81% Rollout 4x57-69% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x57-69% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Braviary builds →Rock Tomb 4x120-141%KO Wing Attack 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x74-88% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x101-120%KO Rock Tomb 4x92-108%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x105-124%KO Thunder Fang 2x69-82% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Braviary builds →Fly 2x149-177%KO Rock Tomb 4x114-135%KO | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x153-180%KO Rock Tomb 4x89-105%KO | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x91-107%KO Rock Tomb 4x72-84% Incinerate 2x19-23% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x72-85% | ||
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x221-261%KO Rock Slide 4x187-221%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x157-185%KO Discharge 2x60-71% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Crustle builds →Rock Slide 4x219-258%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Braviary builds →Rock Slide 4x168-198%KO Fly 2x150-177%KO | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Ampharos builds →Power Gem 4x149-176%KO Thunder Punch 2x85-101%KO Fire Punch 2x57-67% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x229-270%KO Rock Slide 4x193-228%KO | ||
Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Dwebble builds →Rock Wrecker 4x309-365%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x161-189%KO Thunder 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Aggron builds →Rock Slide 4x235-277%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% Fire Blast 2x77-91% Thunder 2x77-91% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Braviary builds →Rock Slide 4x172-203%KO Fly 2x155-182%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Terrakion builds →Rock Slide 4x266-313%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x227-267%KO Rock Slide 4x189-223%KO | ||
Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Dwebble builds →Rock Wrecker 4x303-357%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Emboar builds →Head Smash 4x337-397%KO Fire Blast 2x170-200%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x162-191%KO Thunder 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x666-784%KO Fire Blast 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x64-76% Thunderbolt 2x64-76% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x385-453%KO Fly 2x173-203%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x251-295%KO Ancient Power 4x144-170%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x299-352%KO Fly 2x134-159%KO Fire Fang 2x65-77% Ice Fang 2x65-77% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 4x357-421%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-84% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Tyranitar can KO Beautifly with Crunch (87-102%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (352-414%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 134-158%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit44-52% Crunch87-102%KO Superpower21-25% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x352-414%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Outrage134-158%KO | ||
Beautifly Evolutions
Out of 2 evolutions from Wurmple, Beautifly comes from the level-up path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Wurmple to get eggs. Evolving from Wurmple gave Beautifly the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+80), bringing the total to 395 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily using 65 partners from the Bug egg group.
B2W2 Beautifly Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk fires Bug/Flying TermStab at the one decent stat, but 65 Speed and 50/50 defenses mean the moveset goes second and dies to any unresisted hit. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug damage at low HP. Outclassed by every other Bug type at a similar level.
Best Build
Beautifly best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Quiver Dance
- Shadow Ball
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 8 types on top of Bug Buzz and Signal Beam for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Despite its looks, it is aggressive. It jabs with its long, thin mouth if disturbed while collecting pollen.
Beautifly Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric) when using Beautifly. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Black 2 & White 2, Beautifly has niche appeal at best. 395 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug/Flying Pokemon available.
In Black 2 & White 2, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. It works best as an attacker. Quiver Dance with Focusband is the standard set.
Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Beautifly. Rivalry is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Black 2 & White 2, Beautifly fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
Game Availability
Beautifly first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves