Special
Attacker
CTier
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
3'03"Small
Weight28.4 kg
62.6 lbsLight
Base XP178
Average
Abilities
SwarmTop Pick
Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
RivalryHARare
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
No Sun Moon entries available

A colorful and incredibly beautiful but also greedy Pokémon. In an effort to keep its favorite food all to itself, it will chase away Combee as they try to gather nectar.

Legends: Arceus

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
4xCritical
Rock
2xWeak
FireElectricIceFlying
½xResist
Bug
¼xResist
GrassFighting
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (5)
GrassPsychicDarkFightingBug
How to Beat Beautifly in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Nihilego
Nihilego
RockPoison
B
Available Moves
Moves
  • Head SmashLv. 73
  • ThunderTM25
  • ThunderboltTM24
  • Power GemLv. 37
Damage vs Beautifly
Head Smash 4x
264-311%KO
Thunder 2x
130-153%KO
Thunderbolt 2x
107-126%KO
Power Gem 4x
283-333%KO
View Nihilego builds →

Sun & Moon 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
#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)
Beautifly
#267BeautiflyLevel 10
Cascoon
#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)
Dustox
#269DustoxLevel 10
Stat Comparison 5 Forms
Wurmple
Bug
Silcoon
Bug
Beautifly
BugFlying
Cascoon
Bug
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 77 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
12 of 77·

Sun & Moon Beautifly Best Moveset

One guaranteed turn is all Beautifly needs. Focus Sash buys it, max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs make it count, and Swarm adds something extra. The goal: deal early damage and deal damage with Bugbuzz. Electric coverage gives it play beyond just the lead turn.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Sweeper
Ability
Swarm
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Best Nature for Beautifly
Timid+SPE

Beautifly best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Sweeper Moveset

  • Bug BuzzSTAB
  • Giga Drain
  • ElectrowebCoverage
  • Shadow Ball

Recommended Teammates

Exploud
ExploudGood
Miltank
MiltankGood

Moves

Without TMs, Beautifly's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 types 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
Gust
C4010035Flying
Lv 12
Absorb
—4010025Grass
Lv 15
Stun Spore
C—7530Grass
Lv 17
Morning Sun
C——5Normal
Lv 20
Air Cutter
C609525Flying
Lv 22
Mega Drain
D7510015Grass
Lv 25
Silver Wind
C601005Bug
Lv 27
Attract
C—10015Normal
Lv 30
Whirlwind-6
C——20Normal
Lv 32
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
Lv 35
Bug Buzz
S9010010Bug
Lv 37
Rage
D2010020Normal
Lv 40
Quiver Dance
B——20Bug

TM Moves

TM
TM62
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM40
Aerial Ace
C60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM83
Infestation
D2010020Bug
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM19
Roost
C——10Flying
TM48
Round
C6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
B20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
C7010020Bug
TM09
Venoshock
C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Beautifly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beautifly can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Bug Bite
C6010020Bug
Rem
Harden
D——30Normal
Rem
Harden
D——30Normal
Rem
Poison Sting
D1510035Poison
Rem
String Shot
——9540Bug
Rem
Tackle
—4010035Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Ominous Wind
—601005Ghost
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 6
Struggle Bug
C5010020Bug
Gen 4
Swift
C60—20Normal
Gen 4
Twister
D4010020Dragon

How to Get Beautifly in Sun & Moon

Beautifly isn't available in the wild in Sun & Moon. Start by transferring Wurmple from Ruby, Emerald, or Diamond. The evolution path from Wurmple to Beautifly is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Beautifly in Sun & Moon

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Obtain Wurmple

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldDiamond
  2. Silcoon
    Step 2Evolve into Silcoon

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldDiamond
  3. Beautifly
    Step 3Beautifly ✓

Beautifly Guide

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

  • In Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sun & Moon's meta. It works best as an attacker. Bugbuzz with Focus Sash is the standard set.

  • 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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