What is Butterfree weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Butterfree's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. 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 Butterfree?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Metapod evolves into Butterfree at level 10. Butterfree is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Caterpie .

Should I use Butterfree?

Honestly, in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Butterfree is a tough sell at 395 BST. Plenty of stronger Bug/Flying options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Butterfree's 395 base stat total fool you. Tinted Lens is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Sleep Powder with Wide Lens is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Butterfree?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Tinted Lens on Butterfree. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Butterfree also gets Compound Eyes, but they don't compare.

Butterfree - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Butterfree's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Attack trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 3 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack45

Defense50

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def80

Speed70

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight32.0 kg

Base XP178

Abilities

Compound EyesTop Pick

Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

Tinted LensHA

Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpD+1Spe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It loves the nectar of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.

Butterfree Weakness

Butterfree is weak to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. Butterfree's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Butterfree 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

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Butterfree in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Butterfree for 42-50%.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Butterfree Knock Off 34-40% Ice Shard 2x 42-50% View Weavile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Butterfree is the final form in a three-stage chain from Caterpie through Metapod. Breeding this form produces Caterpie eggs (quick to hatch). Evolving from Caterpie gave Butterfree the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+70), bringing the total to 395 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#010Caterpie

Level 7

#011Metapod

Level 10

#012Butterfree

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Caterpie

Bug

Metapod

Bug

Butterfree

BugFlying

50+5

60+10

ATK

20-10

45+25

DEF

55+20

50-5

SP.ATK

25+5

90+65

SP.DEF

25+5

80+55

SPE

30-15

70+40

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Butterfree to get Caterpie eggs easily using 48 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)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Butterfree Best Moveset

For a setup attacker, Butterfree wants max HP and Defense EVs and Wide Lens. The Bold nature tilts toward physical wall duty, and Compoundeyes contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Compound Eyes

Item

Wide Lens

Best Nature for Butterfree

Bold+DEF

Butterfree best EVs are Defense and HP

EVs

Def

SpD

Spe

Doubles Wall Moveset

Sleep Powder
HurricaneSTAB
Quiver DanceSTAB
Shadow Ball

Recommended Teammates

SlowkingGood

AbsolGood

Moves

Butterfree develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Bug Buzz and Dream Eater 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

D6010020Bug

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 8

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 12

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 12

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

Lv 12

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 16

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Lv 20

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 24

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 28

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 32

Bug Buzz

A9010010Bug

Lv 36

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 40

Rage Powder+2

D——20Bug

Lv 44

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM62

Bug Buzz

A9010010Bug

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Butterfree doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Butterfree can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Butterfree in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Can't catch Butterfree directly. Start with Caterpie at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 10. The 3-stage chain from Caterpie to Butterfree is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Butterfree in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Butterfree, start by catching Caterpie through walking encounters at Lv. 58-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Caterpie
Bogsunk Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Spacious Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Train until Level 7
Step 2Evolve into Metapod
Train until Level 10
Step 3Butterfree ✓

Butterfree Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Butterfree's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Metapod evolves into Butterfree at level 10. Butterfree is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Caterpie.
Honestly, in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Butterfree is a tough sell at 395 BST. Plenty of stronger Bug/Flying options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Butterfree's 395 base stat total fool you. Tinted Lens is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Sleep Powder with Wide Lens is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Tinted Lens on Butterfree. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Butterfree also gets Compound Eyes, but they don't compare.

Game Availability

Butterfree first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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