Nymphlare (Pokémon)


 * }

Butterfree (Japanese: バタフリー Butterfree) is a dual-type Pokémon.

It evolves from starting at level 10. It is the final form of.

Biology
Butterfree resembles a vaguely anthropomorphic butterfly with a purple body. Unlike true insects, it only has two body segments and four light blue legs. The upper pair of legs resemble small, three-fingered hands, while the lower pair resemble long, digit-less feet. Butterfree has two black antennae, a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and large, red compound eyes. Its two pairs of veined wings are white with black accents. The oval scales of a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but white in males.

Butterfree's wings are covered with poisonous powders that fall off continuously as it flies. This powder repels water, enabling it to gather honey even in the rain. Butterfree will roam up to from its nest in search of honey, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by, as seen in the anime. Butterfree is found in, but has also been observed flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern.

Ash's Butterfree
Ash Ketchum had a Butterfree that he had caught as a, the first Pokémon he ever caught. Butterfree was also the first Pokémon Ash let go, allowing him to mate with a Pink Butterfree in Bye-Bye Butterfree.

Pink Butterfree
A pink Butterfree appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree. Ash's Butterfree fell in love with her and fought to save her from Team Rocket. At the end of the episode, Ash released his Butterfree to mate with the pink Butterfree.

Other
Ritchie has a Butterfree named . It was first seen in A Friend in Deed.

An of Butterfree living on Valencia Island appeared in Poké Ball Peril. It had not eaten for days despite Professor Ivy's effort to make different kinds of food for it. It took a liking to 's food, however, and was one of the reasons he stayed behind. It reappeared in a flashback in A Tent Situation.

A Butterfree appeared under the ownership of in Spell of the Unown: Entei.

After kidnapped Dr. Gordon and flew away on Jessie's Dustox in Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Xander's giant Metapod evolved into a Butterfree to chase Team Rocket. Xander's Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode.

used a Butterfree in the first half of the Pokémon Contest in Weekend Warrior.

Drew has a that debuted in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing.

Multiple Butterfree appeared in Butterfree and Me!., including one which helped to evolve.

Minor appearances
A Butterfree appeared in The Path to the Pokémon League under the ownership of A.J..

Multiple Butterfree appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, The Power of One, A Sappy Ending, Celebi: Voice of the Forest, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias and Destiny Deoxys and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Butterfree also appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash, The March of the Exeggutor Squad, Pallet Party Panic, Once in a Blue Moon, Curbing the Crimson Tide! and Pinch Healing!.

A flock of living on the Seven Grapefruit Islands appeared in a flashback in Snack Attack.

An under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer appeared in The Mandarin Island Miss Match.

An living on Shamouti Island appeared in Slowking's Day.

Three Butterfree were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in The Rivalry Revival.

Multiple Butterfree appeared in For Crying Out Loud where they played with Wilhomena's.

A Butterfree was one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Tricks of the Trade.

A flock of Butterfree were seen flying over Mount Quena in Mewtwo Returns.

Multiple Butterfree appeared in the in Houndoom's Special Delivery.

Three Butterfree appeared in a flashback in The Light Fantastic.

Several Butterfree appeared in 's dream in Sick Daze.

A Butterfree was one of the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in Got Miltank?.

A Butterfree appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble where it was followed by Misty's Togepi.

Two Butterfree were seen at Lake Slowpoke in Enlighten Up!.

Several Butterfree were among the inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land in Fangs for Nothin'.

A Butterfree made a brief appearance in Camp Pikachu.

A flock of Butterfree appeared before Ash's Larvitar in Hatch Me If You Can.

A Butterfree appeared in Now That’s Flower Power! as a Pokémon in the.

In Channeling the Battle Zone, Solidad used her Butterfree in the Kanto Grand Festival.

A Wild Butterfree appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One

A Butterfree appeared in Camping It Up!

It was also seen as part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile" background in Battling the Generation Gap!.

A group of Butterfree also appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened at Pokémon Hills.

A Butterfree appeared on the picture in the gallery museum in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.

A 's Butterfree appeared in A Relay in the Sky!.

A Butterfree appeared in A Legendary Photo Op!.

A Butterfree appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.

In Pokémon Origins
A Butterfree appeared in File 4: Charizard in a fantasy.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
's Butterfree makes a brief appearance in the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It was first caught in Pikachu, I See You! as a and then evolved into  in Play Misty For Me.

Ash's Metapod evolves into Butterfree in Play Misty For Me during Ash's Gym battle with. Its last appearance as a Butterfree was in Haunting My Dreams, battling a giant.

Melanie took care of three Butterfree in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
owns a Butterfree that was first in PW10.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Butterfree debuts in Wake Up—You’re Snorlax! as one of the Pokémon shocked by 's Pika in a forest.

has a Butterfree which evolved from a she befriended and captured. Her uncle, Fisherman Wilton, also has a Butterfree which first appeared in Just a Spearow Carrier. Both of them are able to use Butterfree as a mode of flight, using Butterfree to hold onto their backs as they fly.

In The Last Battle XIII a Butterfree was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

According to the Pokédex at the end of Volume 1, Red appears to have captured a Caterpie which evolved into a Metapod and then a Butterfree.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Bugsy has a Butterfree as his main Pokémon. It was first seen as a Metapod in Let's Aim For The Goal.

In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga
A Butterfree appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
used a Butterfree in a haircut salon that he built.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Butterfree is the mother of, who she sends the player to rescue in the first mission of the game.

Pokédex entries

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

Alternate games

 * Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG Base Set)
 * In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed, releasing highly toxic dust into the air.


 * Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG Neo Discovery)
 * It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

Game locations

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

In side games

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

Side game data













 * }

Trivia

 * Butterfree was the first Pokémon shown in the to have an alternate color, pink. This has only been seen in a single female, and unlike a  Butterfree, which has green eyes and pink wings, limbs, and snout, this Butterfree only differed in its pink body and wings.
 * Butterfree has been trained by four important anime Trainers:, Ritchie, Solidad, and Drew.
 * Butterfree shares its with . They are both known as the Butterfly Pokémon.
 * Butterfree can be seen as a parallel to . Both of their unevolved stages evolve at level 7 and again at level 10. They both go through metamorphosis-like evolution and have the same base stat total of 395. Also, while Beedrill is exclusive to and Black 2, Butterfree is exclusive to White and White 2.

Origin
Its design appears to be based the butterfly.

Name origin
Butterfree is a combination of  and free, possibly referring to its ability to fly after being grounded for two evolutionary stages. In Japanese, the name may also derive from the word 振る furu (to flap, as in wings).

Related articles

 * Ash's Butterfree
 * Pink Butterfree
 * Kitty
 * Butterfree (Red and Blue Rescue Team)