#0267 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Beautifly

Butterfly Pokémon · Bug/Flying-type

Beautifly is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon, the Butterfly Pokémon, number 267 (#0267) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 28.4 kg.

Beautifly is the Butterfly Pokémon, a showy Bug and Flying type that the Pokédex calls aggressive and greedy despite its looks. It chases Combee away from nectar and jabs foes with its needle-like mouth.

How to pronounce Beautifly

Beautifly is pronounced BYOO-tih-fly. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Beautifly said out loud:

In Japanese it is アゲハント (Agehunt).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Beautifly has two pairs of black wings with orange-yellow, red and blue markings, large blue eyes and a long, curled black mouth that works like a straw. It is 1.0 m tall and weighs 28.4 kg. Bulbapedia says the female's red wing spots are smaller than the male's.

Behaviour

Despite its colourful looks, Beautifly is aggressive. The Pokédex says it lashes out with its needle-like mouth if anything interrupts it while it gathers pollen, and that it stabs prey to drain their fluids. It also chases Combee away, to keep its favourite food to itself.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is Forest, and it flits across flower-filled fields, riding the spring winds.

Diet

Its favourite food is the sweet pollen and nectar of flowers, which it collects with its coiled mouth.

Powers

Its Ability is Swarm, which powers up Bug moves when its HP is low; Rivalry is hidden and boosts its damage against Pokémon of the same gender. It learns Gust, Air Cutter, Silver Wind, Giga Drain, Bug Buzz and Quiver Dance. With 100 base Special Attack it is a special attacker that powers up with Quiver Dance.

Name origin

Beautifly may combine 'beauty' and 'butterfly', and could also play on 'beautify'. The Japanese name is Agehunt (アゲハント), possibly from ageha-chō ('swallowtail butterfly') and 'hunt', for its aggressive nature.

Design inspiration

Beautifly looks like a swallowtail butterfly, most of all the common yellow swallowtail judging by the shape and colours of its wings, though the orange and black also recall a monarch. Its habit of piercing prey is like that of a vampire moth or a mosquito. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Beautifly evolves from Silcoon at level 10.

In the games

Players get Beautifly by evolving Silcoon in Ruby and Sapphire, where it debuted. In Legends: Arceus it appears in the Obsidian Fieldlands and Cobalt Coastlands, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

May's Silcoon evolved into a Beautifly in 'Seeing is Believing!', and she used it in many Contests until leaving it at the Petalburg Gym after the Hoenn Grand Festival.

Fun facts

• Before Generation VI, Beautifly and Dustox had the same 385 base total, with Beautifly's Attack and Special Attack swapped with Dustox's Defense and Special Defense; Beautifly then gained 10 Special Attack.
• Ruby's Pokédex says the way to attract one is to set a flowerpot on an open windowsill.
• Beautifly and Butterfree are the only two Pokémon in the game data filed as Butterfly Pokémon.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Beautifly (Pokémon) · Serebii: Beautifly (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 70
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 100
• Sp. Def: 50
• Speed: 65

Beautifly’s base stat total is 395. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Beautifly weak to?

Beautifly takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Fire (2×), Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Fighting (¼×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Beautifly evolve from?

Beautifly evolves from Silcoon at level 10.

Beautifly is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox.

• Wurmple evolves into Silcoon at level 7 (50% chance).
• Wurmple evolves into Cascoon at level 7 (50% chance).
• Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10.

Abilities

• Swarm: Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Rivalry (hidden ability): Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

Moves

Moves Beautifly learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

“Evo” means Beautifly learns the move the moment it evolves: Gust.

TM moves (29)

Beautifly can learn 29 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Toxic, Venoshock, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Hyper Beam, Protect, Roost, Safeguard, Frustration, Solar Beam, Return, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Double Team, Aerial Ace, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Round, Energy Ball, Acrobatics, Giga Impact, Infestation, Swagger, Sleep Talk, U-turn, Substitute, Confide.

Move tutor moves (8): Bug Bite, Defog, Electroweb, Giga Drain, Laser Focus, Signal Beam, Snore, Tailwind.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Bug.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 178.

Pokédex entries

A colorful and incredibly beautiful but also greedy Pokémon. In an effort to keep its favorite food all to itself, it will chase away Combee as they try to gather nectar. (Legends: Arceus)

Beautifly has a long mouth like a coiled needle, which is very convenient for collecting pollen from flowers. This Pokémon rides the spring winds as it flits around gathering pollen. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Beautifly's favorite food is the sweet pollen of flowers. If you want to see this Pokémon, just leave a potted flower by an open window. Beautifly is sure to come looking for pollen. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It has an aggressive nature. It stabs prey with its long, narrow mouth to drain the prey's fluids. (Diamond, Y)

Vibrantly patterned wings are its prominent feature. It sucks sweet flower nectar with its long mouth. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X)

Despite its looks, it is aggressive. It jabs with its long, thin mouth if disturbed while collecting pollen. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Sp. Atk among Bug types in Gen 3: 100, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 50% of all Pokémon (28.4 kg).
• Base stat total 395, ranked #640 of 1,025.
• One of 13 Pokémon that are both Bug and Flying.
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 16 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 5 Pokémon.
• Can learn 48 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Beautifly (Pokémon), Serebii: Beautifly (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BYOO-tih-fly): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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