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Beautifly Weakness & Counters

Weak toRock4×Flying2×Fire2×Electric2×Ice2×
Beautifly

Type matchups

Damage Beautifly takes from each attacking type.

4×

Weak to (4×)

2×
½×

Resists (½×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As a Bug/Flying type, Beautifly has 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 immunity, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 13 other Pokémon share the Bug/Flying typing.

Base stats

HP
60
Attack
70
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
50
Speed
65
Total
395

Beautifly has a base stat total of 395, higher than 33% of Pokémon. With Sp. Atk (100) well above Attack (70), it works best as a special attacker. Its Speed of 65 is middling (faster than 44% of Pokémon). With 60 HP, 50 Defense and 50 Sp. Def it is frail.

Beautifly can have the abilities Swarm and Rivalry.

How to beat Beautifly

The best way to beat Beautifly is with Rock moves, which deal 4× damage. Flying, Fire, Electric and Ice moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Ground moves have no effect on it and Fighting, Bug and Grass moves are resisted.

Good counters: Diancie hits for 4× with Rock-type STAB and resists its Bug and Flying moves. Nihilego hits for 4× with Rock-type STAB and resists its Bug and Flying moves. Stakataka hits for 4× with Rock-type STAB and resists its Bug and Flying moves.

Evolution

Beautifly is the final stage of a 3-stage line (Wurmple → Silcoon or Cascoon → Beautifly or Dustox), evolving from Silcoon or Cascoon.

Frequently asked questions

What is Beautifly weak to?

As a Bug/Flying type, Beautifly takes super-effective damage from Rock (4×), Flying, Fire, Electric and Ice moves.

What is Beautifly resistant to?

Beautifly resists Bug, Fighting (¼×) and Grass (¼×) moves. It is immune to Ground.

What are the best counters to Beautifly?

Strong type-based picks include Diancie, Nihilego and Stakataka, which hit Beautifly with super-effective attacks.