#0666 · Kalos · Generation 6

Vivillon

Scale Pokémon · Bug/Flying-type

Vivillon is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon, the Scale Pokémon, number 666 (#0666) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 17 kg.

Vivillon is the Scale Pokémon, a Bug and Flying butterfly whose wing pattern depends on where in the world it was born. There are 20 patterns, so a Vivillon's wings are a clue to the climate it grew up in.

How to pronounce Vivillon

Vivillon is pronounced VIV-ee-yon. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Vivillon said out loud:

In Japanese it is ビビヨン (Viviyon).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Vivillon is 1.2 m tall and 17 kg. It has a round grey head, big black pixelated eyes and thin antennae tipped with oval scales. Its wings always have black edges and blocky markings, but the colours and patterns vary hugely, and the Pokédex says they depend on the climate and landscape of the place it was born. In battle it scatters colourful scales that the Pokédex calls toxic.

Behaviour

Bulbapedia says Vivillon is very good at finding water, and the anime Pokédex says following one will lead you to a spring. In the anime its scales can also calm an opponent's fighting spirit.

Habitat

The Pokédex says Vivillon live all over the world. In Scarlet and Violet they are found in North Province and the East Paldean Sea, and in Legends: Z-A across Lumiose and in Hyperspace Lumiose in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Powers

Its Abilities are Shield Dust and Compound Eyes, with Friend Guard hidden. It starts with Poison Powder, Stun Spore and Sleep Powder, and learns Bug Buzz at level 35, Quiver Dance at level 45 and Hurricane at level 50. With base Special Attack 90 and Speed 89 it is a quick special attacker.

Name origin

Vivillon may combine 'vivid' and 'papillon', French for 'butterfly', and could also play on 'brillant' ('brilliant'). The Japanese name is Viviyon (ビビヨン), which may also involve bi ('beauty').

Design inspiration

Vivillon is a butterfly. Bulbapedia suggests its many patterns may echo Papilio dardanus, a real butterfly with over 14 known forms, and that its blocky markings come from pixel art. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Vivillon evolves from Spewpa at level 12.

In the games

In X and Y, its first games, a Vivillon's pattern follows the region set on your Nintendo 3DS when you made the save file. In Scarlet and Violet wild Vivillon are all Fancy Pattern unless a Pokémon GO postcard changes them for 24 hours. In Legends: Z-A wild ones are Meadow Pattern, or Garden Pattern in Hyperspace Lumiose; most of the other patterns come through Pokémon HOME.

In the anime

Viola's Meadow Pattern Vivillon debuted in 'A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!', beating Ash's Fletchling in the Gym battle and the rematch. In 'To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!' a group of Spewpa evolve into Vivillon in six different patterns.

Fun facts

• Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon has never been obtainable by raising a Scatterbug or Spewpa; it has only come from event distributions.
• Bulbapedia counts 20 Pokédex entries per game for Vivillon, one for each pattern, more than any other Pokémon had as of Generation IX.
• Only 18 of the 20 patterns correspond to real-world regions; the other two do not.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Vivillon (Pokémon) · Serebii: Vivillon (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 80
• Attack: 52
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 90
• Sp. Def: 50
• Speed: 89

Vivillon’s base stat total is 411. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Vivillon weak to?

Vivillon 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 Vivillon evolve from?

Vivillon evolves from Spewpa at level 12.

Vivillon is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Scatterbug, Spewpa, Vivillon.

• Scatterbug evolves into Spewpa at level 9.

Abilities

• Shield Dust: Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
• Compound Eyes: Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
• Friend Guard (hidden ability): Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

Moves

Moves Vivillon learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

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

TM moves (35)

Vivillon can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Acrobatics, Struggle Bug, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Pounce, Facade, Swift, Draining Kiss, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Light Screen, Rest, Substitute, Iron Defense, Giga Drain, Tailwind, Energy Ball, Psychic, Pollen Puff, Giga Impact, Hurricane, Bug Buzz, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Bug Bite, Weather Ball, Skitter Smack.

Egg moves (2), which Scatterbug can hatch knowing:Poison Powder, Rage Powder.

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 1 HP and 1 Sp. Atk and 1 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 185.

Pokédex entries

The patterns on this Pokémon's wings depend on the climate and topography of its habitat. It scatters colorful scales. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Vivillon with many different patterns are found all over the world. These patterns are affected by the climate of their habitat. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Bug type in Gen 6: 17 kg.
• Tallest Bug type in Gen 6: 1.2 m.
• Fastest Bug type in Gen 6: 89 Speed.
• Highest HP among Bug types in Gen 6: 80.
• Highest Attack among Bug types in Gen 6: 52.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Bug types in Gen 6: 90.
• Highest Sp. Def among Bug types in Gen 6: 50.
• Highest base stat total among Bug types in Gen 6: 411.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 38% of all Pokémon (17 kg).
• Base stat total 411, ranked #587 of 1,025.
• One of 13 Pokémon that are both Bug and Flying.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 17 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 43 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 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: Vivillon (Pokémon), Serebii: Vivillon (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (VIV-ee-yon): 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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