Is Beautifly Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Beautifly needs importing and gets outclassed by every native Bug-type in Alola. Butterfree is available wild and does the same job better.
Beautifly trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Wishiwashi down.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with the Totem Salazzle.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Lurantis down.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with the Totem Vikavolt.
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The Totem Mimikyu's typing presses Beautifly's defenses.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with the Totem Kommo-o.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
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Olivia's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
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Kahili's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Kukui's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Trade
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.
Breed Beautifly
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.
Breed Dustox
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 Sun & Moon
Beautifly can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Wurmple in from Black & White or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, then evolve it into Beautifly. The step cards below show each evolution.
How to Obtain Beautifly in SM
- 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 Walking · Eterna Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Silcoon
- Step 3Beautifly ✓
How to Get Shiny Beautifly in Sun & Moon
Beautifly earns its shine only elsewhere, so raise a shiny in a game that offers it and bring it over via Pokemon Bank. See every game where Shiny Beautifly can be hunted
Shiny Beautifly Evolution
Multi-Path
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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x664-782%KO Fire Blast 2x74-88% Ice Beam 2x61-72% Thunderbolt 2x61-72% | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Nihilego builds →Power Gem 4x283-333%KO Thunderbolt 2x106-124%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 4x430-506%KO | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x383-452%KO Fly 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Minior Rock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Minior builds →Power Gem 4x232-273%KO Acrobatics 2x80-94% Charge Beam 2x48-58% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x361-424%KO Fire Blast 2x57-67% Ice Beam 2x47-56% Thunderbolt 2x47-56% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x232-273%KO Rock Slide 4x125-147%KO Wild Charge 2x75-89% Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafolk Village Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x298-352%KO Fly 2x135-159%KO Thunder Fang 2x65-77% Ice Fang 2x65-77% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Emboar builds →Head Smash 4x341-402%KO Flare Blitz 2x206-242%KO Wild Charge 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x206-242%KO Rock Slide 4x172-202%KO | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x216-255%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.
SM Beautifly Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk at 65 Speed fires Bug/Flying TermStab with AbilitySwarm boosting Bug at low HP. AbilityRivalry boosts or weakens damage based on gender. 60/50/50 bulk absorbs nothing. The moveset fires moderate special power but every stat except Sp. Atk falls below competitive thresholds.
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 U-turn 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
Beautifly Sun & Moon Guide
Honestly, in Sun & Moon Beautifly is a tough sell. It rates just E-Tier, and stronger Bug/Flying options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
Rivalry is the hidden ability. Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Beautifly's regular abilities before committing.
In Sun & Moon, use Beautifly as an attacker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For Sun & Moon, run Timid on Beautifly. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
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.
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 7Let's Go
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
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