What is Beautifly weak to?

In Black & White, 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.

How do you evolve Beautifly?

In Black & White, Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple .

Should I use Beautifly?

In Black & White, 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 & White, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Black & White. It works best as an attacker. Base 100 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

What is the best ability for Beautifly?

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.

Beautifly - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Beautifly's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack70

Defense50

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def50

Speed65

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight28.4 kg

Base XP178

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

RivalryHA

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Despite its looks, it is aggressive. It jabs with its long, thin mouth if disturbed while collecting pollen.

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.

Beautifly Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Beautifly in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (434-510%). Magnezone's Thunderbolt also KOs at 216-254%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Beautifly Close Combat 32-38% Stone Edge 4x 434-510%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Beautifly Thunderbolt 2x 216-254%KO Flash Cannon 95-113%KO Volt Switch 2x 168-198%KO View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance View Gliscor builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Beautifly Ice Shard 2x 144-170%KO Superpower 36-42% View Mamoswine builds →

Black & White Evolution

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

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Silcoon

Bug

Beautifly

BugFlying

Cascoon

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385D-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily using 65 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Beautifly Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 types on top of Bug Buzz and U-turn for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 10

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 13

Gust

C4010035Flying

Lv 17

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 20

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Lv 24

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 27

Whirlwind-6

D—10020Normal

Lv 31

Attract

C—10015Normal

Lv 34

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 38

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 41

Bug Buzz

B9010010Bug

Lv 45

Quiver Dance

D——20Bug

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beautifly can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Rem

Harden

———30Normal

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

String Shot

——9540Bug

Rem

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

C559525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

D——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Beautifly in Black & White

You're catching Wurmple first, not Beautifly. Wurmple appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Beautifly in Black & White

Step 1Catch Wurmple
White Forest
Grass Lv.5 Forest
UncommonEarly
Any
Train until Level 7
Step 2Evolve into Silcoon
Train until Level 10
Step 3Beautifly ✓

Beautifly Guide

In Black & White, 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 & White, Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.
In Black & White, 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 & White, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Black & White. It works best as an attacker. Base 100 Sp. Atk is where it shines.
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.

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

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