Butterfree

バタフリー · Papilusion

BUTTERFREE has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming over six miles from its nest.

Type: bugflying
Stage: 3 of 3

Category: Butterfly Pokémon
Japanese: バタフリー
Height: 1.1 m
Weight: 32.0 kg
Habitat: Forest
Color: White
Shape: Bug-wings

§ I

Evolution & biology

A 3-stage line — walk through the morphology of Butterfree.

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Caterpie

Stage 1

Base form

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Metapod

Stage 2

From Caterpie

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Butterfree

Stage 3

From Metapod

§ II

Base stats

Plotted against the dex maximum of 255.

HP 060

/255
Attack 045

/255
Defense 050

/255
Sp. Atk 090

/255
Sp. Def 080

/255
Speed 070

/255

§ III

Best Butterfree cards

Curated for composition, atmosphere, and lasting reading. 6 of 25 cards.

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§ IV

Butterfree through its illustrators

The hands that shaped this Pokémon’s visual identity across the TCG.

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01 KH

Kagemaru Himeno

Kagemaru Himeno has been credited on Pokémon TCG art from 1999 to 2024, spanning 656 cards. Work appears across sets including Jungle, Team Rocket, and Black & White, with a craft built on playful, character-forward staging, balanced layouts, and vibrant, often pastel-leaning color.

3 cards
Base era
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02 SK

Sumiyoshi Kizuki

Sumiyoshi Kizuki has been credited on Pokémon TCG illustrations from 1999 to 2023, spanning sets such as Team Rocket, Skyridge, and Legends Awakened. The work favors cartoonish, playful staging with clear, balanced compositions and vibrant-to-pastel color.

3 cards
Base era → Diamond & Pearl era
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03 AC

aky CG Works

aky CG Works has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2017 to 2025, spanning Sun & Moon through Sword & Shield and into Scarlet & Violet. The work leans digital, with energetic staging, focused framing, and vibrant, contrasting color that keeps characters crisp and forward.

2 cards
Sword & Shield era
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04 AN

Atsuko Nishida

Atsuko Nishida has been credited on Pokémon TCG art from 1999 to 2024, spanning 400+ cards. Across sets such as Gym Heroes, Expedition Base Set, and Skyridge, the work favors playful, character-forward staging with simple, balanced compositions and vibrant, pastel-leaning color.

2 cards
Base era → EX era
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05 SH

Saki Hayashiro

Saki Hayashiro has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2019, with artwork appearing through 2024. Their illustrations span Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases, including sets such as Darkness Ablaze, Chilling Reign, and 151.

2 cards
Sword & Shield era
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