Pokemon GO Butterfree raids: Weaknesses and best counters

Trainers can take on Pokemon GO Butterfree raids to encounter the Butterfly Pokemon. Fashion Week 2025, which runs from January 10 to 19, 2025, features Fashionable Butterfree in three-star raids. These battles offer encounters with the costumed creature’s regular and shiny variants.

This article covers everything you need to know to challenge Pokemon GO Butterfree raids, which includes information on the Raid Boss’s weaknesses and counters.

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Pokemon GO Butterfree raid weaknesses

Weaknesses and resistances of Butterfree. (Image via Sportskeeda)

What is super-effective against Butterfree in Pokemon GO?

As a Bug- and Flying-type Pocket Monster, Butterfree is weak to Rock-, Electric-, Fire-, Flying-, and Ice-type moves, taking super-effective damage from these attacks. Meanwhile, it takes reduced damage from Bug-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Ground-type moves.

Use our Pokemon Type calculator to find the type of Pokemon matchups you want to defeat in battles.

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Butterfree’s stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a 3-star Raid Boss, this creature has the following stat spread and moveset:

• Combat power: 13,463
• Attack: 167
• Defense: 137
• Stamina: 3,600 HP
• Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Confusion, and Struggle Bug
• Charged Attacks: Bug Buzz, Signal Beam, and Psychic

You will have 180 seconds to complete Pokemon GO Butterfree raids. Therefore, make sure you and your friends use the counters that can defeat this Raid Boss within the stated time limit.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Butterfree raids

The top counters to defeat Butterfree in raids are Mega Diancie, Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Rhyperior, Shadow Rampardos, Shadow Gigalith, and Shadow Aggron with their best moveset.

Rock-type counters:

• Rhyperior: Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
• Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down and Stone Edge
• Mega Aggron: Smack Down and Meteor Beam
• Rampardos: Smack Down and Rock Slide

Electric-type counters:

• Shadow Magnezone: Volt Switch and Wild Charge
• Shadow Raikou: Thundershock and Wild Charge
• Zekrom: Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt
• Xurkitree: Thunder Shock and Discharge

Flying-type counters:

• Rayquaza: Air Slash and Dragon Ascent
• Shadow Staraptor: Gust and Fly
• Mega Pidgeot: Gust and Brave Bird
• Yveltal: Gust and Oblivion

Fire-type counters:

• Mega Y Charizard: Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Shadow Chandelure: Fire Spin and Overheat
• Reshiram: Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
• Shadow Charizard: Fire Spin and Blast Burn

Ice-type counters:

• Hisuian Avalugg: Powder Snow and Rock Slide
• Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow and Ancient Power
• Alolan Ninetales: Powder Snow and Blizzard
• Articuno: Frost Breath and Triple Axel

Use the following search string to find the best counters to Pokemon GO Butterfree raids:

• Rock&@Rock&cp2000-
• Electric&@Electric&cp2000-
• Flying&@Flying&cp2000-
• Fire&@Fire&cp2000-
• Ice&@Ice&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Butterfree raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Butterfree (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Butterfree’s catch CP from raids fall under the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 983 CP - 1,044 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Rainy and Windy): 1,229 CP - 1,305 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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What are the 100% IV CPs from Pokemon GO Butterfree raids?

These are the 100% IV CPs from Butterfree raids:

• No weather boost: 1,044 CP
• Weather boosted (Rainy and Windy): 1,305 CP

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Can Butterfree be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes, the Butterfree you encounter from raids can be shiny. Shiny Butterfree was introduced to players on November 1, 2018.

Do note that you will have an increased chance of encountering Fashionable Butterfree from its three-star raids during Pokemon GO Fashion Week 2025.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in the game
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts
• Pokemon Go Evolution Calculator
• Pokemon Type Calculator