Butterfree

Butterfree first appeared in Ash’s Caterpie’s fantasy in “Ash Catches a Pokémon”.

In “The Path to the Pokémon League” A.J.’s Butterfree assisted him at his Gym and trained alongside his Beedrill. It made an appearance in “Pokémon Fashion Flash” on Scissor Street. Butterfree also featured in “The March of the Exeggutor Squad”, “Pikachu’s Vacation” and was spotted at a party in Pallet Town during “Pallet Party Panic”. A wild one appeared in “Pikachu’s Rescue Adventure”.

In “Slowking’s Day” an Orange Archipelago variant of Butterfree lived on Shamouti Island, and another Butterfree appeared in “Once in a Blue Moon”. It was also present at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona during “Tricks of the Trade”. In “Spell of the Unown: Entei” Lisa used a Butterfree in a battle against Ash’s Bulbasaur, where it used Sleep Powder to daze Bulbasaur and finished the match with a gust of wind.

Multiple Butterfree were seen in the following episodes:

• “Battle Aboard the St. Anne”
• ”The Power of One”
• ”Snack Attack” (as residents of the Seven Grapefruit Islands)
• ”A Sappy Ending”
• ”For Crying Out Loud” (playing with Wilhomena’s Marill)
• ”Mewtwo Returns”
• ”Houndoom’s Special Delivery”
• ”The Light Fantastic” (in a flaschback)
• ”Sick Daze” (in Brock’s dream)
• ”Celebi: The Voice of the Forest”, ” Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias”, ”Destiny Deoxys” and ”Giratina and the Sky Warrior” (opening sequences)
• ”Fangs for Nothin”’ (residents of the Dragon Holy Land)
• ”Hatch Me If You Can”
• ”Curbing the Crimson Tide!”
• ”Pinch Healing!” (as residents of Fennel Valley)
• ”Genesect and the Legend” (at Pokémon Hills)
• ”Enter Pikachu!” (in a flashback)
• ”Legend? Go! Friends? Go!”
• ”Getting More Than You Battled For!”
• ”Heroes Unite!”
• ”Distant Blue Sky!”
• ”The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)”

In “Got Miltank?”, a Butterfree resided in a Pokémon-exclusive oasis. In “A Tyrogue Full of Trouble” Misty’s Togepi followed a Butterfree. Two Butterfree lived at Lake Slowpoke in “Enlighten Up!”. One briefly appeared in “Camp Pikachu”. A Coordinator’s Butterfree was featured in “Now That’s Flower Power!” and “The Green Guardian”. Another Coordinator’s Butterfree appeared in “May, We Harley Drew’d Ya!”.

Solidad utilized a Butterfree during the Kanto Grand Festival in “Channeling the Battle Zone”. In “Riding the Winds of Change” Butterfree was among the Pokémon Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy used to repel a Gligar from the city. In “Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)” a wild Butterfree made an appearance, with two more appearing in the subsequent episode. Additionally, a Butterfree was spotted in “Camping It Up!”.

In “Battling the Generation Gap!”, two Butterfree were part of Lila’s renowned “Tiger Lily Smile”. In “A Legendary Photo Op!”, a Butterfree was spotted at Mt. Molteau. One Butterfree made a cameo in a flashback in “Seeing the Forest for the Trees!”. In “Lillie’s Egg-xhilarating Challenge!”, a Butterfree flew past Lillie’s balcony and received food, later reappearing in “A Glaring Rivalry!”.

A Trainer’s Butterfree appeared in the following episodes:

• ”The Mandarin Island Miss Match”
• ”A Relay in the Sky!” (participated in the Pokémon Sky Relay)
• ”Alola to New Adventure!” (in a flashback)
• ”Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!”
• ”A Young Royal Flame Ignites!”
• ”The Power of Us”
• ”All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!”
• ”Battle Royal 151!” (participated in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference)
• ”The Road to The Semifinals!”
• ”Z-Move Showdown!”
• ”Take My Thief! Please!”
• ”Helping the Hometown Hero!”
• ”Battling as Hard as Stone!”

Two Butterfree were among the Flying-type Pokémon attracted by Bounsweet’s Sweet Scent in “A Seasoned Search!”. In “Partner Promises!”, a Butterfree resided on Treasure Island and was revisited in “Alola, Alola!” when Ash returned with his classmates and Misty. Multiple Butterfree appeared in various contexts: two in a flashback in “Lulled to La-La Land!”, four in “Alola, Kanto!”, three in a fantasy in “Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!”, one owned by a student in “A High-Speed Awakening!”, and one battling a wild Riolu in “Caring for a Mystery!”.

Two Butterfree were featured in “Sobbing Sobble!” and six in “A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!” within the Wild Area. In “Not Too Close for Comfort!”, a Caterpie evolved into Butterfree in a video clip. Finally, three Butterfree appeared in “This Could be the Start of Something Big!” and “The Road Most Traveled!”.