SPECIES PROFILE

Butterfree

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Generation I
Butterfree artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
12
Generation
Generation I
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

2 form records are associated with this species.

Butterfree

Default form

Dataset record: butterfree

Butterfree sprite
Bug Flying

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Butterfree base statistics HP 60 Attack 45 Defense 50 Sp. Atk 90 Sp. Def 80 Speed 70

Total base stats395

Abilities

Compound Eyes
Slot 1 Gen III Main series
Tinted Lens Hidden ability
Slot 3 Gen IV Main series

Weak to

Flying ×2 Rock ×4 Fire ×2 Electric ×2 Ice ×2

Resists

Fighting ×0.25 Bug ×0.5 Grass ×0.25

Immune to

Ground

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (90): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (45): Attack.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 4× weaknesses: Rock
  • 2× weaknesses: Flying, Fire, Electric, Ice
  • ¼× resistances: Fighting, Grass
  • ½× resistances: Bug
  • Immunities: Ground

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Electric: Immune types: Ground. Resisting types: Dragon, Electric, Grass.
  • Fire: Resisting types: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water.
  • Flying: Resisting types: Electric, Rock, Steel.
  • Ice: Resisting types: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.
  • Rock: Resisting types: Fighting, Ground, Steel.

No complete single- or dual-type coverage was found in the current type chart.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 1.1 m

Weight 32.0 kg

Butterfree Gmax

Dataset record: butterfree-gmax

Butterfree Gmax sprite
Bug Flying

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Butterfree Gmax base statistics HP 60 Attack 45 Defense 50 Sp. Atk 90 Sp. Def 80 Speed 70

Total base stats395

Abilities

Compound Eyes
Slot 1 Gen III Main series
Tinted Lens Hidden ability
Slot 3 Gen IV Main series

Weak to

Flying ×2 Rock ×4 Fire ×2 Electric ×2 Ice ×2

Resists

Fighting ×0.25 Bug ×0.5 Grass ×0.25

Immune to

Ground

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (90): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (45): Attack.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 4× weaknesses: Rock
  • 2× weaknesses: Flying, Fire, Electric, Ice
  • ¼× resistances: Fighting, Grass
  • ½× resistances: Bug
  • Immunities: Ground

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Electric: Immune types: Ground. Resisting types: Dragon, Electric, Grass.
  • Fire: Resisting types: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water.
  • Flying: Resisting types: Electric, Rock, Steel.
  • Ice: Resisting types: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.
  • Rock: Resisting types: Fighting, Ground, Steel.

No complete single- or dual-type coverage was found in the current type chart.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 17.0 m

Weight 1,000.0 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

0 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

No Gen 9 learnset moves are listed for this page in the current source data.