Utility
Attacker
395Low
65Moderate
CTier

Beautifly's Bug/Flying typing gives it an immunity to Ground. The 5 weaknesses are the tradeoff, but that immunity creates real opportunities. Relies on priority moves or Scarf to keep up. Known as the Butterfly Pokemon.

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
395Avg
HP60
C
Attack70
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk100
B
Sp. Def50
D
Speed65
C
Total395
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Beautifly yields +3 SpA
HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1m / 3'03"•28.4kg / 62.6 lbs•178Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It has an aggressive nature. It stabs prey with its long, narrow mouth to drain the prey’s fluids.

Brilliant Diamond

When flower fields bloom, it flits around, collecting pollen. Despite its appearance, it is savage.

Shining Pearl

Beautifly Weakness

Vulnerable

Beautifly's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying moves. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

4xCriticali
Rock
2xWeaki
FireElectricIceFlying
½xResisti
Bug
¼xResisti
GrassFighting
0xImmunei
Ground
STAB (5)i
GrassPsychicDarkFightingBug
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei-4
Stealth Rock50% on switch
4x Rock — Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Stealth Rock
Abilities
SwarmStrengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
RivalryHAIncreases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

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.

How to Evolve

5 Forms
Wurmple
#265Wurmple
Silcoon
#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)
Beautifly
#267BeautiflyLevel 10
Cascoon
#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)
Dustox
#269DustoxLevel 10
Stat Comparison 5 Forms
Wurmple
Bug
Silcoon
Bug
Beautifly
BugFlying
Cascoon
Bug
Dustox
BugPoison
HP
45
50+5
60+10
50+5
60+10
ATK
45
35-10
70+35
35-10
50+15
DEF
35
55+20
50-5
55+20
70+15
SP.ATK
20
25+5
100+75
25+5
50+25
SP.DEF
30
25-5
50+25
25-5
90+65
SPE
20
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
Balanced
Attacker
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Utility
Special
Utility
Utility
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily 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

Nothing and Swarm form the backbone. Beautifly invests max HP and Attack EVs to play its attacker role properly, and Hardy nature pushes higher. Silverwind handles the heavy lifting on offense. Psychic coverage rounds it out.

Best Build

Physical Tank
Ability
Swarm
Item
Nothing
Nature
Hardy
EVs

Best Beautifly Moveset

  • Silver WindSTAB
  • Air CutterSTAB
  • PsychicCoverage
  • Stun Spore

Recommended Teammates

Blaziken
BlazikenGood
Munchlax
MunchlaxGood
Wartortle
WartortleGood

Beautifly develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Bug Buzz and Energy Ball show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bug Bite
6010020Bug
Lv 1
Gust
4010035Flying
Lv 1
Harden
——30Normal
Lv 1
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Lv 1
String Shot
—9540Bug
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 12
Absorb
2010025Grass
Lv 15
Stun Spore
—7530Grass
Lv 17
Morning Sun
——5Normal
Lv 20
Air Cutter
609525Flying
Lv 22
Mega Drain
4010015Grass
Lv 25
Leech Life
8010010Bug
Lv 27
Attract
—10015Normal
Lv 30
Whirlwind-6
——20Normal
Lv 32
Giga Drain
7510010Grass
Lv 35
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug
Lv 37
Protect+4
——10Normal
Lv 40
Quiver Dance
——20Bug

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM62
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug
TM97
Defog
——15Flying
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
7510010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM51
Roost
——10Flying
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM89
U-turn
7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beautifly can't learn any Tutor moves

A handful of locations for Beautifly with moderate rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Beautifly in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Beautifly, start by catching Wurmple through walking encounters at Lv. 10-51. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Catch Wurmple
    Eterna Forest
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.10-1130%EarlyForestMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Eterna Forest
    Shining PearlGrassLv.10-1130%EarlyForestMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Eterna Forest
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.1020%EarlyForestNight
    EASY
    Eterna Forest
    Shining PearlGrassLv.1020%EarlyForestNight
    EASY
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Riverbank Cave
    Shining PearlGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Riverbank Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Still-Water Cavern
    Shining PearlGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Still-Water Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.16-20MidCave
  2. Silcoon
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Silcoon
    Eterna Forest
    GrassLv.1020%EarlyForest
    EASY
    Grassland Cave
    GrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Riverbank Cave
    GrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Still-Water Cavern
    GrassLv.16-20MidCave
    Sunlit Cavern
    GrassLv.16-20MidCave
    or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
  3. Beautifly
    Step 3Beautifly ✓
    Eterna Forest
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.122%EarlyForest
    HARD
    Route 224
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.235%MidRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 224
    Shining PearlGrassLv.235%MidRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 230
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.5110%PostRoute
    MODERATE
    or evolve from Silcoon (Step 2)

  • Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier — a situational pick that fills a niche. It works best as an attacker. Base 100 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

  • 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.

  • Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.

  • 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 fills the attacker role. It's leaning toward the special side (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.

  • Beautifly appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Beautifly first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.