

In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Butterfree was on Scissor Street.Ī Butterfree appeared in The March of the Exeggutor Squad. Anne, multiple Butterfree were aboard the St. In The Path to the Pokémon League, A.J.'s Butterfree carried his bag into his Gym. Minor appearancesīutterfree debuted in a fantasy of Ash's Caterpie's in Ash Catches a Pokémon. In I Choose You!, multiple Butterfree engaged in a mating ceremony that Ash's Butterfree took a part of, much like the events of Bye-Bye Butterfree. One Butterfree had been befriended by Ash as a Caterpie, and Ash spent much of the episode helping it eventually evolve into its final form. In Butterfree and Me!, multiple Butterfree evolved from Metapod on Wayfarer Island. Butterfree battled alongside Roselia against Combusken and Beautifly and managed to win. In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing, Drew used a Butterfree during his two-on-two Contest Battle against May. In Weekend Warrior, Jeremy's Butterfree was used in the Appeals Round of the Silver Town Pokémon Contest.

Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode. Gordon and flew away on Jessie's Dustox, it evolved from a Metapod to chase Team Rocket. In Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Zander has a giant Butterfree. It reappeared in a flashback in A Tent Situation. It took a liking to Brock's food, however, and was one of the reasons he stayed behind. It had not eaten for days despite Professor Ivy's effort to make different kinds of food for it. In Poké Ball Peril, an Orange Archipelago variant of Butterfree living on Valencia Island appeared. In Friend and Foe Alike and Friends to the End, it was used during Ritchie's battles in the Indigo Plateau Conference. In A Friend in Deed, Ritchie's Butterfree, nicknamed Happy, was used to help Ritchie get out of Team Rocket's runaway truck safely. Ash's Butterfree became one of these Butterfree. In Bye-Bye Butterfree, multiple wild Butterfree, all under the ownership of Trainers who released them, engaged in a mating ceremony. In the anime Main seriesĪn Orange Archipelago Butterfree in the anime Gigantamax Butterfree is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Befuddle. In Pokémon Sword and Shield prior to the DLC for The Isle of Armor, Butterfree was the only known Pokémon capable of using the move Rage Powder. The wind it generates can scatter poisonous scales throughout the area, making it dangerous to be near it. The massive wings are powerful enough to lift a ten-ton truck through a simple flap. The scales were composed from crystallized Gigantamax energy. Several green scales can be seen floating around Butterfree, which are its most effective weapons, capable of releasing paralysis, poisoning, or sleep. A fur-like circle is attached to both the wings and back of Butterfree. The antennae change to bright green and extend to the point where the tip bends, and three red clouds surround it. The wings and the patterns on them change to a light and dark green color with hints of white. Butterfree is found in temperate forests and jungles, but it has also been observed flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern.Īs Gigantamax Butterfree, its size increases to gigantic length with an altered look. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by Heracross, as seen in the anime. Sometimes, it has territorial disputes with Cutiefly over fields of flowers. Butterfree can use its sensitive antenna to detect the odors of blooming flowers six miles (ten kilometers) from its nest in search of nectar, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. This powder also repels water, enabling it to gather honey even in the rain. It will defend Caterpie from bird Pokémon using this powder. If inhaled, it results in several status conditions. The wings of Butterfree are coated with poisonous scales that easily fall off continuously as it flies. Two oval scales on a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but they are white on a male. Its two pairs of wings are white with black venation. The red compound eyes at a closer look are reveled to be myriad of tiny eyes. Butterfree has two black antennae, a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and large, red compound eyes. The upper pair of legs resemble small, three-fingered hands, while the lower pair resembles long, digit-less feet. Unlike true insects, it only has two body segments and four light blue legs. 6.8.6 By transfer from another generationīutterfree is a Pokémon which resembles a vaguely anthropomorphic butterfly with a purple body.3.7 Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.3.4 Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
