Butterfree (anime)

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Ash's Butterfree
Pokémon information
Type	bug / flying
Gender	Male
Ability	Unknown
Trainer	Ash
Debut	Pokémon Emergency!
Current location	With the Pink Butterfree

"Good bye..Butterfree."

— Ash

Ash's Butterfree is the first Pokémon caught by Ash Ketchum. He was caught as a Caterpie and evolved to a Metapod in the episode Ash Catches a Pokémon. Metapod then evolved when defending Ash from a flock of Beedrill. He caught it only by throwing out a Poké Ball. He once traded his Butterfree for a Raticate, but he missed his Butterfree so much, so he traded back. It seems to be a male Butterfree and was released to start a family with its mate, a pink Butterfree. Before winning the heart of its mate, Butterfree saved a bunch of wild Butterfree from Team Rocket (this caused the pink Butterfree to start having feelings for him.) Butterfree's current location is unknown. It can be presumed that it is still with its mate.

Moves Learned

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Gallery

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Ash catching Butterfree as a Caterpie.

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Butterfree as a Metapod.

Trivia

• Butterfree is the first Pokémon Ash captured, the first that evolves, the first to reach his final form, the first to be traded away (Ash still got him back), the first to have a confirmed gender, and first to be released.