What is Beautifly weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

How do you evolve Beautifly?

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

Should I use Beautifly?

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

What is the best ability for Beautifly?

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.

Beautifly - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

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

Attack70

Defense50

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def50

Speed65

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

Despite its appearance, it has an aggressive nature. It attacks by jabbing with its long, thin mouth.

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
Damage	Types
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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Beautifly in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Beautifly with Fire Blast (212-249%). Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 180-211%.

Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 212-249%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility View Gyarados builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Calm Mind Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Damage vs Beautifly Thunderbolt 2x 180-211%KO View Raikou builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Beautifly Ice Beam 2x 165-194%KO Thunderbolt 2x 110-130%KO Explosion 82-97% View Regice builds →
Regirock Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Beautifly Explosion 165-195%KO Rock Slide 4x 299-352%KO Superpower 20-23% View Regirock builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Silcoon

Bug

Beautifly

BugFlying

Cascoon

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

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

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily using 37 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)

FireRed & LeafGreen Beautifly Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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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 Silver Wind and Aerial Ace for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 10

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 13

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 17

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 20

Morning Sun

———5Normal

Lv 24

Mega Drain

—4010010Grass

Lv 27

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 31

Attract

——10015Normal

Lv 34

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 38

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Reminder Moves

Rem

Harden

D——30Normal

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

String Shot

——9540Bug

Rem

Tackle

—3510035Normal

How to Get Beautifly in FireRed & LeafGreen

Beautifly can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Transfer Wurmple from Ruby, Emerald, or Diamond and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Beautifly in FireRed & LeafGreen

Step 1Obtain Wurmple
Catch in the wild in:
RubyWalking · Route 101 EmeraldWalking · Route 101
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Diamond
Train until Level 7
Step 2Evolve into Silcoon
Catch in the wild in:
RubyWalking · Route 101 EmeraldWalking · Route 101
Also found in:
Diamond
Train until Level 10
Step 3Beautifly ✓

Beautifly Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in FireRed & LeafGreen. 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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