Is Beautifly Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Bug/Flying with decent Special Attack but frail defenses. Butterfree does the same job and is available wild on Route 1. Breed-only Beautifly has no practical niche.
Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Hala's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Dustox trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Kiawe's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
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Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beautifly here.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Dustox here.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Acerola's typing presses Dustox's defenses.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Hapu's typing presses Dustox's defenses.
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Molayne's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Dustox here.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Olivia's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Acerola's typing presses Dustox's defenses.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Kahili's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Kukui's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Kukui'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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Beautifly can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Wurmple from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Diamond & Pearl and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Beautifly in USUM
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 |
What is Beautifly Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Beautifly
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Fly 2x157-185%KO Rock Tomb 4x140-166%KO Fire Fang 2x75-89% Thunder Fang 2x75-89% | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x165-194%KO Air Slash 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Fly 2x165-195%KO Rock Tomb 4x152-180%KO Fire Fang 2x82-97% Thunder Fang 2x82-97% | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x178-210%KO Air Slash 2x98-117%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Fly 2x160-189%KO Rock Tomb 4x146-171%KO Fire Fang 2x77-91% Thunder Fang 2x77-91% | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x170-201%KO Air Slash 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x189-223%KO Wing Attack 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x184-218%KO Thunderbolt 2x70-83% | ||
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x165-195%KO Smack Down 4x114-135%KO Flame Charge 2x56-68% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x204-241%KO Thunder Fang 2x59-70% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x189-223%KO Thunderbolt 2x71-85% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x273-322%KO Thunderbolt 2x64-76% Ice Beam 2x64-76% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x236-278%KO Hurricane 2x133-157%KO | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Archeops builds →Rock Slide 4x280-330%KO Fly 2x168-198%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 4x323-380%KO Ice Beam 2x61-72% Thunderbolt 2x61-72% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Air Slash 2x114-135%KO Rock Slide 4x124-147%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 4x422-497%KO | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x376-443%KO Fly 2x168-199%KO | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 4x510-600%KO Fire Blast 2x44-52% Ice Beam 2x36-43% Thunderbolt 2x36-43% | ||
 Minior Rock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Minior builds →Power Gem 4x228-269%KO Acrobatics 2x79-93% Charge Beam 2x48-57% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x663-780%KO Fire Blast 2x75-88% Ice Beam 2x62-73% Thunderbolt 2x62-73% | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Nihilego builds →Power Gem 4x283-333%KO Thunderbolt 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 4x448-527%KO Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 4x357-420%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-84% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 4x430-506%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Tyranitar can KO Beautifly with Stone Edge (486-572%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (269-316%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 133-157%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit49-57% Crunch97-114%KO Stone Edge 4x486-572%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick36-43% Flare Blitz 2x269-316%KO | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemFlyiniumz NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Outrage133-157%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 77 partners from the Bug egg group.
USUM Beautifly Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk with AbilitySwarm boosting Bug at low HP. Bug/Flying TermStab at moderate Speed. The moveset has some power but 65 Speed acts after most threats and 60/50/50 bulk means one hit ends everything. Outclassed by Butterfree's AbilityCompound Eyes sleep and every faster Bug.
Best Build
Beautifly best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Electroweb
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 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
Base Stats
Beautifly Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. It works best as an attacker. Bugbuzz with Focus Sash 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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- 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