Special
Attacker
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Beautifly's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP60
C
Attack70
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk100
B
Sp. Def50
D
Speed65
C
Total395
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
Weight28.4 kg
Base XP178
Abilities
Swarm
Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
RivalryHANot in game
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe
Strong Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It has an aggressive nature. It stabs prey with its long, narrow mouth to drain the prey’s fluids.

Beautifly Weakness

Beautifly's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

Beautifly Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Rock
2x (Weak)Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)Bug
0.25x (Resist)Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)Ground
Type ChartVulnerable
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score-4
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
½xResist
¼xResist
0xImmune
How to Beat Beautifly in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
RockFlying
B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift
Available Moves
Moves
  • Fire BlastTM38
  • FlamethrowerTM35
  • FlyHM02
  • Rock SlideTM80
Damage vs Beautifly
Fire Blast 2x
72-85%
Flamethrower 2x
58-69%
Fly 2x
135-159%KO
Rock Slide 4x
227-268%KO
View Aerodactyl builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Out of 2 evolutions from Wurmple, Beautifly comes from the level-up path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Wurmple to get eggs. Evolving from Wurmple gave Beautifly the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+80), bringing the total to 395 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms
Wurmple
#265Wurmple
Silcoon
#266Silcoon
Level 7 (Random)
Beautifly
#267Beautifly
Level 10
Cascoon
#268Cascoon
Level 7 (Random)
Dustox
#269Dustox
Level 10
Stat Comparison 5 Forms
Beautifly
BugFlying
Dustox
BugPoison
HP
45
50+5
60+10
50+5
60+10
ATK
45
35-10
70+35
35-10
50+15
DEF
35
55+20
50-5
55+20
70+15
SP.ATK
20
25+5
100+75
25+5
50+25
SP.DEF
30
25-5
50+25
25-5
90+65
SPE
20
15-5
65+50
15-5
65+50
BST
195D-Tier
205D-Tier+10
395C-Tier+190
205D-Tier+10
385D-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Utility
Special
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle

Diamond & Pearl Beautifly Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Grass and Normal coverage and more on top of Bug Buzz and U-turn for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
2010025Grass
Lv 10
Absorb
2010025Grass
Lv 13
Gust
C4010035Flying
Lv 17
Stun Spore
C7530Grass
Lv 20
Morning Sun
D5Normal
Lv 24
Mega Drain
4010015Grass
Lv 27
Whirlwind-6
D20Normal
Lv 31
Attract
10015Normal
Lv 34
Silver Wind
C601005Bug
Lv 38
Giga Drain
C6010010Grass
Lv 41
Bug Buzz
B9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
C6020Flying
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
10020Normal
HM05
Defog
15Flying
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
C8010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
C6010010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
D10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM51
Roost
C10Flying
TM20
Safeguard
D25Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM62
Silver Wind
C601005Bug
TM82
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C8510Poison
TM89
U-turn
C7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beautifly can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Harden
30Normal
Rem
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Rem
String Shot
9540Bug
Rem
Tackle
3510035Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal

How to Get Beautifly in Diamond & Pearl

Beautifly appears at decent spawn rates across 4 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Beautifly in Diamond & Pearl

Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Beautifly. You'll find headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 5-51 across 72 total spots in the chain.

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Catch Wurmple
    Eterna Forest
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest
    CommonEarly
    Eterna Forest
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest
    CommonEarly
    Floaroma Meadow
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15
    CommonEarly
    Floaroma Meadow
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15
    CommonEarly
    Fuego Ironworks
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    CommonEarly
    Fuego Ironworks
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    CommonEarly
    Route 205 - North
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 205 - North
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 205 - South
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 205 - South
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 206
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 206
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 207
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 207
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 208
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 208
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 209
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 209
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 210 - North
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 210 - North
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 210 - South
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 210 - South
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 211 - East
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 211 - East
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 212 - North
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 212 - North
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 212 - South
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 212 - South
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 213
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 213
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 214
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 214
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 215
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 215
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 218
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 218
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 221
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 221
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 222
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Route 222
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Valley Windworks
    DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    CommonEarly
    Valley Windworks
    PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    CommonEarly
    Eterna Forest
    DiamondGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
    CommonEarly
    Morning/day
    Eterna Forest
    PearlGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
    CommonEarly
    Morning/day
    Eterna Forest
    DiamondGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
    UncommonEarly
    Night
    Eterna Forest
    PearlGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
    UncommonEarly
    Night
  2. Silcoon
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Silcoon
    Eterna Forest
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest
    UncommonEarly
    Floaroma Meadow
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15
    UncommonEarly
    Fuego Ironworks
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    UncommonEarly
    Route 205 - North
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 205 - South
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 206
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 207
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 208
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 209
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 210 - North
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 210 - South
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 211 - East
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 212 - North
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 212 - South
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 213
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 214
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 215
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 218
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 221
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Route 222
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
    UncommonEarly
    Valley Windworks
    Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
    UncommonEarly
    Eterna Forest
    Grass Lv.10 Forest
    UncommonEarly
    or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
  3. Beautifly
    Step 3Beautifly
    Eterna Forest
    DiamondGrass Lv.12 Forest
    RareEarly
    Route 224
    DiamondGrass Lv.23 Route
    RareMid
    Route 224
    PearlGrass Lv.23 Route
    RareMid
    Route 230
    DiamondGrass Lv.51 Route
    UncommonPost
    or evolve from Silcoon (Step 2)

Beautifly Guide

  • In Diamond & Pearl, watch for Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric) when using Beautifly. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Beautifly has niche appeal at best. 395 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug/Flying Pokemon available.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Diamond & Pearl. It works best as an attacker. Base 100 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

  • Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Beautifly. Rivalry is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

Game Availability

Beautifly first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

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