What is Beautifly weak to?

In Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Platinum. 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

Special

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 looks, it is aggressive. It jabs with its long, thin mouth if disturbed while collecting pollen.

Platinum

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlyHM02 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 71-84% Fly 2x 136-160%KO Flamethrower 2x 59-70% Rock Slide 4x 227-267%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 219-258%KO Rock Tomb 4x 177-209%KO Rock Throw 4x 147-173%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Cranidos Rock	C
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Head SmashLv. 43 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Beautifly Head Smash 4x 521-613%KO Fire Blast 2x 45-53% Blizzard 2x 45-53% Thunder 2x 45-53% View Cranidos builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 31 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 211-249%KO Ancient Power 4x 90-107%KO Aerial Ace 2x 56-67% Rock Tomb 4x 170-200%KO View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Beautifly Thunder 2x 55-65% Fire Blast 2x 55-65% Blizzard 2x 55-65% Flamethrower 2x 46-55% View Shieldon builds →

Platinum 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 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)

Platinum 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 coverage across 7 types on top of Bug Buzz and Signal Beam 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

C—7530Grass

Lv 20

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Lv 24

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 27

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 31

Attract

——10015Normal

Lv 34

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 38

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

Lv 41

Bug Buzz

B9010010Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

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

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM62

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

C559525Flying

Tutor

Ominous Wind

C601005Ghost

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Rem

Harden

———30Normal

Rem

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

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 Platinum

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Beautifly in early-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Beautifly in Platinum

Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Beautifly. You'll find headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 5-52 across 31 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Wurmple
Eterna Forest
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest
CommonEarly
Floaroma Meadow
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15
CommonEarly
Fuego Ironworks
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
CommonEarly
Route 205 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 205 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 206
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 207
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 208
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 209
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 210 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 210 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 211 - East
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 212 - North
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 212 - South
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 213
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 214
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 215
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 218
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 221
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Route 222
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route
CommonEarly
Valley Windworks
Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant
CommonEarly
Route 204 - North
Grass Lv.9 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Route 204 - South
Grass Lv.9 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.10 Forest
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Route 205 - North
Grass Lv.13 Route
UncommonEarly
Morning/day
Train until Level 7
Step 2Catch or Evolve Silcoon
Route 205 - North
Grass Lv.14 Route
UncommonEarly
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.12 Forest
RareEarly
or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
Train until Level 10
Step 3Beautifly ✓
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.14 Forest
RareEarly
Route 205 - North
Grass Lv.15 Route
RareEarly
Route 229
Grass Lv.48 Route
RarePost
Route 224
Grass Lv.52 Route
RarePost
or evolve from Silcoon (Step 2)

Beautifly Guide

In Platinum, 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 Platinum, Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at level 10. Beautifly is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Platinum. 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 71-84% Fire Fang 2x 62-76% Ice Fang 2x 62-76% Thunder Fang 2x 62-76% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Throw 4x 100-120%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Fire SpinLv. 12 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 67-80% Rock Throw 4x 136-160%KO Fire Spin 2x 24-31% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Throw 4x 89-107%KO View Onix builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 60-71% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 73-87% Fire Fang 2x 67-80% Ice Fang 2x 67-80% Thunder Fang 2x 67-80% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Tomb 4x 118-140%KO Rock Throw 4x 102-120%KO View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Tomb 4x 102-120%KO Rollout 4x 58-70% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Tomb 4x 152-180%KO View Kabuto builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Tomb 4x 170-200%KO View Anorith builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 69-83% Rock Slide 4x 217-256%KO Fire Fang 2x 63-75% Ice Fang 2x 63-75% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 136-160%KO Rock Tomb 4x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 4x 95-112%KO View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 115-136%KO Rock Tomb 4x 95-112%KO Rollout 4x 53-64% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 176-208%KO Rock Tomb 4x 143-168%KO View Kabuto builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 204-240%KO Rock Tomb 4x 163-192%KO View Anorith builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlyHM02 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 73-87% Fly 2x 138-162%KO Flamethrower 2x 60-71% Rock Slide 4x 227-268%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Blizzard 2x 101-120%KO Ice Beam 2x 84-99% Rock Slide 4x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 67-80% Flamethrower 2x 55-66% Rock Slide 4x 209-247%KO Rock Tomb 4x 173-205%KO View Solrock builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 209-247%KO Rock Tomb 4x 173-205%KO View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Beautifly Thunder 2x 58-68% Fire Blast 2x 58-68% Blizzard 2x 58-68% Flamethrower 2x 47-56% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlyHM02 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 73-87% Fly 2x 138-162%KO Flamethrower 2x 60-71% Rock Slide 4x 227-268%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Blizzard 2x 101-120%KO Ice Beam 2x 84-99% Rock Slide 4x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Fire Blast 2x 67-80% Flamethrower 2x 55-66% Rock Slide 4x 209-247%KO Rock Tomb 4x 173-205%KO View Solrock builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Aerial AceTM40 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Beautifly Rock Slide 4x 209-247%KO Aerial Ace 2x 58-68% Rock Tomb 4x 173-205%KO View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Beautifly Thunder 2x 58-68% Fire Blast 2x 58-68% Blizzard 2x 58-68% Flamethrower 2x 47-56% View Shieldon builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Beautifly Thunderbolt 2x 196-231%KO Explosion 80-94% View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Beautifly Ice Fang 2x 61-71% View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Beautifly Stone Edge 4x 375-441%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Beautifly Ice Shard 2x 83-98% Pursuit 41-49% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Beautifly Air Slash 2x 188-221%KO Flamethrower 2x 226-266%KO View Charizard builds →