Special
Attacker
395Low
65Moderate
DTier

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

BEAUTIFLY’s favorite food is the sweet pollen of flowers. If you want to see this POKéMON, just leave a potted flower by an open window. BEAUTIFLY is sure to come looking for pollen.

Ruby

BEAUTIFLY has a long mouth like a coiled needle, which is very convenient for collecting pollen from flowers. This POKéMON rides the spring winds as it flits around gathering pollen.

Sapphire

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.

Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
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 using 37 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)
flygonmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaparastrapinchsurskitshuckleforretressvenomoth
12 of 37·

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Grass and Normal coverage and more on top of Silver Wind and Aerial Ace for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
2010020Grass
Lv 10
Absorb
2010020Grass
Lv 13
Gust
4010035Flying
Lv 17
Stun Spore
—7530Grass
Lv 20
Morning Sun
——5Normal
Lv 24
Mega Drain
4010010Grass
Lv 27
Whirlwind-6
——20Normal
Lv 31
Attract
—10015Normal
Lv 34
Silver Wind
601005Bug
Lv 38
Giga Drain
751005Grass

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
—7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
751005Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beautifly can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Harden
——30Normal
Rem
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Rem
String Shot
—9540Bug
Rem
Tackle
3510035Normal

No wild encounters for Beautifly. The 3-stage chain runs through Wurmple, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 10 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Beautifly in Ruby & Sapphire

Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Beautifly. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-6 across 10 total spots in the chain.

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Catch Wurmple
    Route 101
    RubyGrassLv.2-3CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 101
    SapphireGrassLv.2-3CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 102
    SapphireGrassLv.3-4CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 102
    RubyGrassLv.3-4CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 104
    SapphireGrassLv.4-5CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 104
    RubyGrassLv.4-5CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Petalburg Woods
    RubyGrassLv.5-6CommonEarlyForest
    EFFORTLESS
    Petalburg Woods
    SapphireGrassLv.5-6CommonEarlyForest
    EFFORTLESS
  2. Silcoon
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Silcoon
    Petalburg Woods
    SapphireGrassLv.5UncommonEarlyForest
    EASY
    Petalburg Woods
    RubyGrassLv.5UncommonEarlyForest
    EASY
    or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
  3. Beautifly
    Step 3Beautifly ✓

  • Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier — outclassed by better options in most formats. 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 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.

  • 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.