Butterfree - bug/flying type Pokémon (#12)
#0012Gen 1

Butterfree

bugflying

In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Height
1.1m
Weight
32kg
Catch Rate

How to Evolve Butterfree in Cobblemon

View Full Evolution Guide

Butterfree evolves from Metapod. The Metapod page contains the exact Cobblemon evolution requirements.

Butterfree (#12)
Butterfree

Base Stats & EV Yield

Base Stats & EV YieldHP: 60Attack: 45Defence: 50Sp. Atk: 90Sp. Def: 80Speed: 70HP60Attack45Defence50Sp. Atk90Sp. Def80Speed70
HP
60
Attack
45
Defence
50
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
80
Speed
70
EV Yield2Sp. Atk1Sp. Def

Generic Info

Height
1.1m
Weight
32kg
Catch Rate
45/255Hard
Base Friendship
50
Experience Group
medium_fast
Base Experience
198
Hitbox
0.5w x 1.3h - Fixed: No
Status
Implemented

Abilities

#2
tintedlensHidden

Drops

Butterfree can drop Silver Powder, Shed Shell, and Wepear Berry. The table uses 3 drop rolls; percentages are per roll, not guaranteed drops.

Base drops
Amount
3
#2
Shed Shell iconShed Shell5%
#3
Wepear Berry iconWepear Berry5%

Breeding

Egg Groups
Bug
Egg Cycles
15
Gender Ratio
50.0% M / 50.0% F

Riding (0 seats)

Butterfree is rideable and has air glider riding behaviour.

Riding Stats

Acceleration (0)7
Acceleration (1)5
Acceleration (2)-
Acceleration (3)1
Acceleration (4)0
Acceleration (5)0
Jump (0)1
Jump (1)0
Jump (2)-
Jump (3)2
Jump (4)0
Skill (0)1
Skill (1)0
Skill (2)-
Skill (3)5
Skill (4)0
Speed (0)1
Speed (1)0
Speed (2)-
Speed (3)2
Speed (4)0
Stamina (0)1
Stamina (1)0
Stamina (2)-
Stamina (3)2
Stamina (4)0

Riding Behaviour

Typeair/glider

Behavior

Movement
Walk Speed
0.4
Can Walk
No
Avoids Water
Yes
Can Fly
Yes
Herd
Max Size
6
Tolerated Leaders
Butterfree AlphaTier 1Beautifly AlphaTier 1Vivillon AlphaTier 1
Combat
Will Defend Owner
Yes
Resting
Can Sleep
Yes
Will Sleep on Bed
Yes
Light Requirement
0-4
Drowsy Chance
0.0333
Rouse Chance
0.0042

Forms & Variants

Choose a Butterfree form or feature-driven variant.

Where does Butterfree spawn in Cobblemon?

Butterfree has 3 natural spawn entries in the current Cobblemon data. It can appear from level 10 to 40. Listed biome tags include temperate-tagged biomes, floral-tagged biomes, aether-tagged biomes. Some entries also require specific skylight levels.

Habitat encounters

Butterfree appears in 3 habitats. Open one to see its complete spawn pool, phases, and conditions.

What moves does Butterfree learn?

118

Butterfree has 118 listed moves: 46 level-up, 49 TM, 23 tutor.

GustLevel Up
Lv.1
String ShotLevel Up
Lv.1
Bug BiteLevel Up
Lv.1
CaptivateLevel Up
Lv.1
HardenLevel Up
Lv.1
TackleLevel Up
Lv.1
SupersonicLevel Up
Lv.4
ConfusionLevel Up
Lv.8
Poison PowderLevel Up
Lv.12
Stun SporeLevel Up
Lv.12
Sleep PowderLevel Up
Lv.12
PsybeamLevel Up
Lv.16
WhirlwindLevel Up
Lv.20
Air SlashLevel Up
Lv.24
SafeguardLevel Up
Lv.28
Bug BuzzLevel Up
Lv.32
TailwindLevel Up
Lv.36
Rage PowderLevel Up
Lv.40
Quiver DanceLevel Up
Lv.44
AcrobaticsTM
Aerial AceTM
Air CutterTM
Air SlashTM
Baton PassTM
Bug BiteTM
Bug BuzzTM
DefogTM
Draining KissTM
Dream EaterTM
Dual WingbeatTM
ElectrowebTM
EndureTM
Energy BallTM
FacadeTM
FlashTM
Giga DrainTM
Giga ImpactTM
HurricaneTM
Hyper BeamTM
InfestationTM
Iron DefenseTM
Ominous WindTM
Pollen PuffTM
ProtectTM
PsybeamTM
PsychicTM
Psych UpTM
Rain DanceTM
RestTM
RoostTM
SafeguardTM
Shadow BallTM
Signal BeamTM
Silver WindTM
Skill SwapTM
Sleep TalkTM
Solar BeamTM
String ShotTM
Struggle BugTM
SubstituteTM
Sunny DayTM
SwiftTM
TailwindTM
Tera BlastTM
ThiefTM
TwisterTM
U-turnTM
VenoshockTM
Aerial AceTutor
Air CutterTutor
Bug BiteTutor
DefogTutor
Dual WingbeatTutor
ElectrowebTutor
Energy BallTutor
Giga DrainTutor
Giga ImpactTutor
Hyper BeamTutor
Iron DefenseTutor
Ominous WindTutor
PsychicTutor
RestTutor
RoostTutor
Shadow BallTutor
Signal BeamTutor
Skill SwapTutor
Sleep TalkTutor
String ShotTutor
SwiftTutor
TailwindTutor
TwisterTutor
AttractLevel Up
Lv.legacy
BideLevel Up
Lv.legacy
ConfideLevel Up
Lv.legacy
CurseLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Double-EdgeLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Double TeamLevel Up
Lv.legacy
FrustrationLevel Up
Lv.legacy
HeadbuttLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Hidden PowerLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Mega DrainLevel Up
Lv.legacy
MimicLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Natural GiftLevel Up
Lv.legacy
NightmareLevel Up
Lv.legacy
PsywaveLevel Up
Lv.legacy
RageLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Razor WindLevel Up
Lv.legacy
ReflectLevel Up
Lv.legacy
ReturnLevel Up
Lv.legacy
RoundLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Secret PowerLevel Up
Lv.legacy
SnoreLevel Up
Lv.legacy
SwaggerLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Sweet ScentLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Take DownLevel Up
Lv.legacy
TeleportLevel Up
Lv.legacy
ToxicLevel Up
Lv.legacy
Morning SunLevel Up
Lv.special

As an Alpha

Full Alpha guide

What Butterfree becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha

Size

≈ ×1.57 larger

Marks

alphajumbo

Level vs your party

Guaranteed moves

Normal wild moveset plus two guaranteed TM moves (slots 3 & 4)

Drops if defeated

Base rewards scale with its level; its bug / flying typing adds bonus gems & berries.

Base drops Tier 4

  • Exp Candy L×119%
  • Exp Candy Xl×125%
  • Rare Candy×16%
  • Health Candy×18%
  • Mighty Candy×18%
  • Tough Candy×18%
  • Smart Candy×18%
  • Courage Candy×18%
  • Quick Candy×18%

Type drops

bug
  • Bug Gem×2–3
  • Tanga Berry×1–2
flying
  • Flying Gem×2–3
  • Coba Berry×1–2