| Pokedex Entries: |
| Red | In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust in the air. |
| Blue |
| Yellow | Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain. |
| Gold | It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. |
| Silver | Water-repellent powder on its wings enable it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains. |
| Crystal | It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom. |
| Ruby | BUTTERFREE has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming over six miles from its nest. |
| Sapphire |
| Emerald | It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away. |
| FireRed | The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this POKéMON can fly about even in rain. |
| LeafGreen | In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust in the air. |
| Diamond | It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen. |
| Pearl |
| Stadium 1 | Its wings are covered with poisonous dust. If you see one flapping its wings, be careful not to inhale any of the dust. |
| Stadium 2 | It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest. |
| TCG | Butterfree: The poison scales on its wings are waterproof, allowing this Pokémon to be active even on rainy days. |
