

Multiple Butterfree appeared in Butterfree and Me!, where they evolved from Metapod on Wayfarer Island. Butterfree battled alongside Roselia against Combusken and Beautifly and managed to win. He used it in the Appeals Round of the Silver Town Pokémon Contest.ĭrew has a Butterfree, which he used during his two-on-two Contest Battle against May in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing. Xander's Butterfree shrunk back to its normal size at the end of the episode.Ī Butterfree appeared in Weekend Warrior, under the ownership of Jeremy. 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. It was used in a battle against Ash and went up against his Bulbasaur the match ended with Bulbasaur being dazed with Sleep Powder and finished off with a gust of wind.Īfter Team Rocket kidnapped Dr. It reappeared in a flashback in A Tent Situation.Ī Butterfree appeared in Spell of the Unown: Entei, under the ownership of Lisa. 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. It reappeared in Friend and Foe Alike and Friends to the End, where it was used during Ritchie's battles in the Indigo Plateau Conference.Ī Orange Archipelago variant of Butterfree living on Valencia Island appeared in Poké Ball Peril. It debuted in A Friend in Deed, where it was used to help Ritchie get out of Team Rocket's runaway truck safely. Ritchie has a Butterfree nicknamed Happy. Multiple wild Butterfree appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree, where they engaged in a mating ceremony that Ash's Butterfree took a part of. The pink Butterfree reappeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline different from the main series. At the end of the episode, Ash released his Butterfree to mate with the pink Butterfree. Ash's Butterfree fell in love with it and fought to save it from Team Rocket. It evolved from Metapod during a battle against a group of Primeape.Ī pink Butterfree appeared in Bye-Bye Butterfree. Butterfree was also the first Pokémon Ash let go, allowing it to mate with a pink Butterfree in Bye-Bye Butterfree.īutterfree also appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a different continuity from the main series. It evolved from Metapod in Challenge of the Samurai.
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In the anime In the main series File:Ash Butterfree M20.pngīutterfree in the anime File:Orange Islands Butterfree.pngĪn Orange Archipelago Butterfree in the anime Major appearances Ash's ButterfreeĪsh had a Butterfree that he caught as a Caterpie, the first Pokémon he ever caught. Butterfree is found in forests but has also been observed flying near the ocean as part of its migratory breeding pattern. It also consumes sap from trees pierced by Heracross, as seen in the anime. Butterfree will roam up to six miles from its nest in search of honey, which it carries with the hairs of its legs. This powder repels water, enabling it to gather honey even in the rain. The oval scales of a female Butterfree's lower wings are black, but white in males.īutterfree's wings are covered with poisonous powders that fall off continuously as it flies.

Its two pairs of veined wings are white with black accents. Butterfree has two black antennae, a light blue snout with two fangs underneath, and large, red compound eyes. The upper pair of legs resembles 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.
