#012 · Pokémon Soulgold
Butterfree
BugFlyingCompound Eyes, Tinted Lens (hidden)
Level-up moves 24
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gust Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings. | Flying | Spec | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Gust Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings. | Flying | Spec | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Harden Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | String Shot Binds the foe with string to reduce its Speed. | Bug | Stat | 0 | 95 | 40 |
| 1 | Bug Bite Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect. | Bug | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 4 | Supersonic Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 55 | 20 |
| 8 | Confusion A psychic attack that may cause confusion. | Psychic | Spec | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Poison Powder Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. | Poison | Stat | 0 | 75 | 35 |
| 12 | Stun Spore Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe. | Grass | Stat | 0 | 75 | 30 |
| 12 | Sleep Powder Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep. | Grass | Stat | 0 | 75 | 15 |
| 16 | Psybeam Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the foe. | Psychic | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Whirlwind Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Silver Wind A powdery attack that may raise abilities. | Bug | Spec | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 22 | Covet Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe. | Fairy | Phys | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Air Slash Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching. | Flying | Spec | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 28 | Safeguard Protects allies from status problems for 5 turns. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 32 | Bug Buzz A damaging sound wave that may lower Sp. Def. | Bug | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Tailwind Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns. | Flying | Stat | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Captivate Makes the opposite gender sharply reduce its Sp. Atk. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Rage Powder Scatters powder to make foes attack only the user. | Bug | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 44 | Quiver Dance Dances to raise Sp. Atk Sp. Def and Speed. | Bug | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 50 | Hurricane Traps the foe in a fierce wind. May cause confusion. | Flying | Spec | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 56 | Pollen Puff Explodes on foes, but restores ally's HP. | Bug | Spec | 90 | 100 | 15 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 31
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic Lost Woods (item ball) | Poison | — |
| TM09 | Venoshock Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Poison | 65 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage House 1 (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Ilex Forest (item ball) | Fire | — |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Slowpoke Well B2F (gift) | Water | — |
| TM19 | Roost Violet City Gym (gift) | Flying | — |
| TM20 | Safeguard Cherrygrove City Mart (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Gate Route 40 Trainer Hill Courtyard (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam Route 27 (item ball) | Grass | 120 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM29 | Psychic Goldenrod City Game Corner (bought) | Psychic | 90 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball Ecruteak City Gym (gift) | Ghost | 80 |
| TM32 | Double Team Goldenrod City Game Corner (bought) | Normal | — |
| TM33 | Reflect Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Psychic | — |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Route 37 (item ball) | Flying | 60 |
| TM42 | Facade Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Rinto Village (gift) | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Goldenrod City Gym (gift) | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief Rocket Hideout B2F (item ball) | Dark | 60 |
| TM48 | Round Goldenrod City Radio Tower 3F (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball Tohjo Pass (item ball) | Grass | 90 |
| TM62 | Acrobatics Blackthorn City Mart (mart) | Flying | 55 |
| TM64 | Draining Kiss Olivine City Mart (mart) | Fairy | 50 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM83 | Infestation Olivine City Lighthouse (item ball); Azalea Town Mart (mart) | Bug | 20 |
| TM87 | Giga Drain Azalea Town Mart (mart) | Grass | 75 |
| TM89 | U-turn Azalea Town Gym (gift) | Bug | 70 |
| TM90 | Substitute Mahogany Town Shop (after rocket hideout event) | Normal | — |
| HM05 | Flash Sprout Tower 3F (gift) | Normal | — |
Where to find Butterfree
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Park Bug Contest | Grass | 12-18 | 5% rare |
Other changes in this game
- Innates (always active, on top of whichever ability it has): Reactive, Mystic Force, Mind Soul
- Mega Evolution (Bugtite) with the Bugtite