Is Beautifly Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Bug/Flying with AbilitySwarm. Beautifly has decent Special Attack for early-game but Bug moves are Special in Gen 3, which helps here. Falls off hard after Wattson. The early contribution is real, the late-game relevance is not.
Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
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Beautifly resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
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Wattson's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
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Norman's typing presses Beautifly's defenses.
Norman's typing presses Dustox's defenses.
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Winona's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dustox has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Phoebe's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dustox trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
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Drake's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Steven's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Dustox's weaknesses hard.
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Catch Wurmple on Route 101 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
- STARTING (Lv 2)
- LV 2NormalTackle40100%35
- LV 5PoisonPoison Sting15100%35
Beautifly can be obtained by breeding (post-game).
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 34BugSilver Wind90100%5
- LV 38GrassGiga Drain75100%10
Dustox can be obtained by breeding (post-game).
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 34BugSilver Wind90100%5
- LV 38PoisonToxic—90%10
How to Get Beautifly in Ruby & Sapphire
No wild encounters for Beautifly. The 3-stage chain runs through Wurmple, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 10 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Beautifly in RS
Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Beautifly. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-6 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch WurmpleRoute 101Lv.2-3GrassRate 45%Route 102Lv.3-4GrassRate 30%Route 104Lv.4-5GrassRate 30%Petalburg WoodsLv.5-6GrassRate 25%
Step 3Beautifly ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Beautifly egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Beautifly Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Beautifly
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Torchic builds →Rock Tomb 4x79-94% Ember 2x53-64% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Combusken builds →Rock Tomb 4x91-107%KO Ember 2x52-63% Peck 2x33-39% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x173-205%KO Rock Tomb 4x87-102%KO Peck 2x30-37% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Graveler builds →Rock Tomb 4x143-168%KO Flamethrower 2x51-61% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Rock Tomb 4x88-104%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-61% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 4x138-163%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% Shock Wave 2x37-43% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x208-245%KO Rock Slide 4x143-170%KO | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x217-256%KO Rock Tomb 4x114-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-80% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x175-207%KO Thunderbolt 2x55-65% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x213-251%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 4x139-164%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% Shock Wave 2x35-42% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x185-218%KO Rock Tomb 4x93-109%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x215-254%KO Rock Tomb 4x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% | ||
Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x174-205%KO Thunderbolt 2x55-65% | ||
Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x209-246%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-82% | ||
Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 4x135-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% Shock Wave 2x34-41% | ||
Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x183-215%KO Rock Tomb 4x91-108%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Ancient Power 4x165-195%KO Fly 2x144-170%KO Thunderbolt 2x130-154%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x219-258%KO Rock Tomb 4x114-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x159-188%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Fire Blast 2x77-91% Thunderbolt 2x61-72% | ||
Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x176-208%KO Thunderbolt 2x54-64% | ||
Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x212-250%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Beautifly with Rock Slide (297-349%). Salamence threatens a KO with Rock Slide (151-178%). Blaziken's Fire Blast also KOs at 137-162%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 4x297-349%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Salamence builds →Rock Slide 4x151-178%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Beautifly View Blaziken builds →Fire Blast 2x137-162%KO | ||
Beautifly Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Beautifly to get Wurmple eggs easily using 37 partners from the Bug egg group.
RS Beautifly Best Moveset
Bug TermStab hits nothing relevant, and AbilitySwarm boosting it at low HP doesn't change that. MoveMorning Sun provides HP recovery. Low stats across the board with no competitive niche. Grass-type moves and recovery can't overcome the stat limitations.
Best Build
Beautifly best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Special Tank Moveset
- Psychic
- Stun Spore
- Hidden Power Ice
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
BEAUTIFLY’s favorite food is the sweet pollen of flowers. If you want to see this POKéMON, just leave a potted flower by an open window. BEAUTIFLY is sure to come looking for pollen.
BEAUTIFLY has a long mouth like a coiled needle, which is very convenient for collecting pollen from flowers. This POKéMON rides the spring winds as it flits around gathering pollen.
Beautifly Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, Beautifly has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. It works best as an attacker. Psychic with Lum Berry 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. It's the only ability Beautifly has.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Beautifly fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 70 Attack. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves