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#012 · Kanto

Butterfree

Butterfly Pokémon

Bug Flying Shadow Available
Butterfree official artwork

Official artwork for this exact form.

Basic Information

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Pokédex No.#012
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GenerationGen 1 — Kanto
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TypeBug / Flying
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CategoryButterfly Pokémon
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Height1.1 m
⚖️
Weight32 kg
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Buddy Distance1 km

Stats

Attack
167
Defense
137
Stamina
155
Max CP (Lv. 51)
2090
Level 40 CP
1827
Level 50 CP
2065
Weather Boost
Rain / Windy

CP figures assume 15/15/15 IVs — the same real CPM formula used by our CP Calculator.

Moves

Recommended Moveset (Great League)

Confusion + Bug Buzz + Signal Beam — PvPoke's top-rated real moveset for this Pokémon.

PvP Rankings

Great League

#1119

PvPoke score: 44.7/100

Strong vs:

Annihilape (Shadow), Annihilape, Weezing (Galarian) (Shadow), Primeape, Quagsire

Weak vs:

Tinkaton, Lickilicky, Altaria, Jellicent, Mimikyu

Ultra League

Not currently ranked by PvPoke for Ultra League.

Master League

Not currently ranked by PvPoke for Master League.

PvP scores, rankings and matchups are real, precomputed data from the open-source PvPoke battle simulator — not PokeGoHub estimates.

PvE / Raid Attacking

417.5 PokeGoHub Raid Score (estimate)

Calculated from this Pokémon's real base Attack stat and its best available charged move's power ÷ cooldown (DPS) — a transparent, documented formula, not an official Niantic or third-party tier list. Use it to compare relative attacking power, not as a definitive ranking.

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Evolution

Evolves from Metapod.

This Pokémon does not evolve any further.

🌟 Purifying this Shadow Pokémon costs 1000 Stardust and 1 Candy.

Type Effectiveness

Weak Against

FireElectricIceFlyingRock

Resistant To

GrassFightingBug

Immune To

Ground

See the full interactive type chart →

Shiny

Shiny artwork shown above for reference. We don't maintain a live, region-by-region shiny-release-date log here (Niantic's shiny rollouts change too often to track reliably per species) — check current spawns, raids and event pages, or track your own catches with the Shiny Checklist.

Related

Evolution Family