Butterfree - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Butterfree can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Butterfree artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Butterfree learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Gust	Flying	40	100
11	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
13	Poison Powder	Poison	—	75
13	Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75
13	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
17	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
19	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
23	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
25	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
29	Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
31	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
35	Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
37	Captivate	Normal	—	100
41	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
43	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
47	Quiver Dance	Bug	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Butterfree learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Gust	Flying		40	100

Egg moves

Butterfree does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Butterfree. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100	Level up
Harden	Normal	—	—	Level up
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Level up
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Level up
Harden	Normal	—	—	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Butterfree is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Butterfree can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Psywave	Psychic	—	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Teleport	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM