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fire_FLAMES December 31st, 2008 12:26 PM

Butterfree or Beedrill
 
which one do you prefer.I prefer butterfree because beedrills annoying to evolve and he dies easily plus butterfrees coolerXD.

Capt. Couch December 31st, 2008 12:29 PM

I think Butterfree is better overall. It learns a couple of useful status-hindering attacks and learns a few Psychic-type attacks like Psybeam and Confusion.

El Gofre December 31st, 2008 12:31 PM

I prefer beedrill, he looks all mean =] Both are pretty dire competetively so I won't choose on that basis.

FYI, butterfree is no tougher than beedrill. Butterfree has 10 more base defence while beedril has 5 more base HP, boosting his general survivability. Also why is he more difficult to evolve, when poisin has better coverage in early-game (Aka brock doesn't lol at poisin sting)?

Haza December 31st, 2008 12:33 PM

Beedrill is a cooler pokemon but Butterfree is stronger.

Vernikova December 31st, 2008 12:50 PM

I always have Butterfree when I start on a journey in any of the older games. I never got my Beedrill past its evollution level of course.

Red1530 December 31st, 2008 12:55 PM

I am kinda split here. Butterfree has a better move pool the Beedrill. However Beedrill has overall better stats then Butterfree.

Artemis December 31st, 2008 1:10 PM

I choose Butterfree hands down...beedrill is really hard to level up for me, plus Butterfree has a cooler moveset pool and outstands me more...

Gulpin December 31st, 2008 1:12 PM

I prefer Butterfree over Beedrill, but out of all the first generation flying-bugs, I would choose Venomoth.

EffervescentEevee December 31st, 2008 1:43 PM

Butterfree!!!:D

For all the above reasons, plus it's perdier and is more useful when battling Brock and Team Rocket. But I've never had a use for it after the second badge in most games.

Alakazam17 December 31st, 2008 2:07 PM

I prefer Butterfree, as I've always thought of it as a cool Pokemon. And now, I even use him frequently enough in competitive battles. I love pwning people with my Butterfree-not as much as I like pwning with Pachirisu or Luvdisc, mind you, but it's noteworthy nonetheless! :P

Oppip December 31st, 2008 2:14 PM

I prefer butterfree, not sure why though, i just think of it as a more interesting pokemon.

Myzou December 31st, 2008 2:29 PM

Butterfree is my fav. pokemon :P

Logan December 31st, 2008 2:41 PM

I like Butterfree alot more because it learns useful moves like Psychic and Silver Wind.

msdmario December 31st, 2008 3:43 PM

I don't really care for either of those two pokemon but if I had to choose one of them, I would pick Butterfree. I liked Butterfree because it was useful to me early in the game in RBY, especially in Yellow version. Even though it is a pain to level up, learning Confusion upon evolving was really useful for defeating Brock's Pokemon and having a Psychic move very early in the game was a nice bonus for all those annoying Poison Pokemon later on.

Slowking rides Latios December 31st, 2008 3:52 PM

Butterfree, it's boosted accuracy thanks to compoundeyes works well with sleep powder.

ErickaVolt December 31st, 2008 9:22 PM

I prefer Butterfree because it has Psychic attacks and better moves.

vinbin December 31st, 2008 10:36 PM

whoop to you fire flames
 
i agree with you 100% buterfree is better but but but beedrill looks better in a vicous way

Yoshiko75 December 31st, 2008 11:10 PM

Though Butterfree is quite beautiful, I prefer Beedrill. Beedrill has a cool and tougher-looking appearance. I also like Weedle and Kakuna more than I like Caterpie and Metapod.

thatrabidfangirl January 1st, 2009 12:58 AM

Beedrill. It's a drilling bee. Does it get any better?

I Laugh at your Misfortune! January 1st, 2009 2:11 AM

Beedrill, though I know I'm in the minority. Especially in FRLG, its twin needle pwns Sabrina. You can also breed Swords Dance into it so you can really build up a killing machine. True, butterfree gets psychic attacks, but lets face it - a fight between a butterfly and a bee. Who's going to win?

Miyukii January 1st, 2009 4:10 AM

Butterfree. Beedrill is really hard to evolve, you see.

I Laugh at your Misfortune! January 1st, 2009 4:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy54 (Post 4242392)
Butterfree. Beedrill is really hard to evolve, you see.

People keep saying this, but i don't get why. Caterpie and Weedle both evolve at level 7, then again at level 10.

AtomicoExploda January 1st, 2009 6:38 AM

I prefer Beedril, I got him at his first form at the start of the game and easily got to his second form and little later I got Beedril! His attacks are good but that is just for the start of the game and he comes in handy once in a while. I never got Buterfree actually, just Beedril. Well yeah, I prefer Beedril. :)

♣Gawain♣ January 1st, 2009 7:02 AM

Butterfree. Can use Psychic attacks that take out Beedrill in no time.

Chelzbell January 1st, 2009 10:09 AM

I love Butterfree. I have one that I raised in my LeafGreen game (since the beginning of the game while I was in Viribian Forest) that I used constantly when inside the Silph Co. building fighting all the Rockets. It really came in handy with it's psychic moves. It's level is currently higher than my starter, but then I've been battling with my Butterfree more. ^^; I like butterflies in general, they are one of my favorite insests that I don't have to freak out over.

Zelda January 1st, 2009 10:16 AM

Butterfree definitely, I trained one in the Kanto and it is just awesome, I trained a Beedrill b4 and I put it in my pc cuz I didnt like it that much...

TwilightBlade January 1st, 2009 12:02 PM

I used to love Butterfree due to the anime, but after catching a shiny Weedle (now a Beedrill), I love Beedrill. Both are pretty cool..

QANTAN January 1st, 2009 12:29 PM

Beedrills for me are very easy to level up. Useless overall but gets the job done early.

SparklingMistral January 1st, 2009 12:52 PM

Butterfree is just really amazing. And I love it's shiny form. :D And it ends up having some good moves like Confusion and such which helps out early on in the game.

True Reign January 1st, 2009 1:28 PM

Butterfree for poison powder. :)

Beedrill just.. sucks.

DarknessSneasel January 1st, 2009 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -[JD]- (Post 4243449)
Butterfree for poison powder. :)

Beedrill just.. sucks.

Just for that move?

I prefer Beedrill In my FR team it was the main man. Well main Bee. It is faster and is a physical attack which helped my get my friens Alakazam down quickly and has the better look.

funny1always January 2nd, 2009 8:42 AM

i think butterfree is better because i hate beedrill 0.o

Mōnštȝr¿ January 2nd, 2009 3:49 PM

Butterfree OBVIOUSLY!

lol, he is better in every way possible ^^

jirachi_wishmaker January 2nd, 2009 4:27 PM

I went for beedrill, it is cooler with its twin needle. Butterfree may have psychic moves in its artillery, but beedrill does have cool moves, like sludge bomb and twin needle and poison jab.

Mr. Epic January 2nd, 2009 4:41 PM

Butterfree overall and its took lately in-game with it's new ability compoundeyes so it can do what it was made for sleep powder and stun spore.

Myzou January 2nd, 2009 4:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jirachi_wishmaker (Post 4247095)
I went for beedrill, it is cooler with its twin needle. Butterfree may have psychic moves in its artillery, but beedrill does have cool moves, like sludge bomb and twin needle and poison jab.

If you sludge bomb with Beedrill... I don't wanna know the rest of your team ;P

Sean Visinoni January 2nd, 2009 6:42 PM

obviously butterfree, it's cooler, but even stronger

Beelzebub January 2nd, 2009 8:20 PM

I prefer Butterfree. It's always been quite pretty, imo. =D Plus, I used to have a strong one in my LeafGreen that I loved.

Fenrir Reki January 2nd, 2009 8:47 PM

Butterfree because I find him easier to train then Beedrill.

EnteiFirecracker January 2nd, 2009 9:07 PM

I prefer Butterfree to Beedrill for a very superficial reason - Butterfree is simply cuter than Beedrill.

Hyunbin January 2nd, 2009 9:20 PM

i will go completely aesthetic here and say butterfree because i hate the color yellow XD

Warmachine January 2nd, 2009 9:39 PM

Butterfree is a total BA you dont mess with that Butterfly

#Infinity January 2nd, 2009 9:45 PM

Beedrill has some cool moves, but I hate its low defense and part-poison nature that prevents it from being useful against psychic types. Butterfree has better stats and more versatile moves, so I prefer it.

Caelus January 2nd, 2009 11:24 PM

I prefer ButterFree.
I never liked Beedrill due to it's resemblance to that of a hornet (Which is one of my least favorite insects).
I also find Butterfree's stats to be better, so It's more "useful" in battle.

kissing. raindrops January 2nd, 2009 11:27 PM

Butterfree! :3
Obviously, it's cuter <3

Crimson Arcanine January 2nd, 2009 11:44 PM

No real preference. Beedrill is cooler looking, but then again I wouldn't be training one in real life because one accidental Posion Sting could kill me :O

Butterfree is better combat wise but isn't really my sort of pokemon.

Circus. January 2nd, 2009 11:49 PM

Butterfree

Beedrill - Sucks

Tiny January 2nd, 2009 11:52 PM

i like beedrill for some odd reason.
I guesss cause it looks cooler
butterfree is cool too
c:

MartinNFLFalcon January 2nd, 2009 11:59 PM

I like Beedrill for offense and looks. To me he looks tougher.
Butterfree is good for offense in a way too, but eh, Not to my liking.. Great for catching legendaries with the ability to learn, Poison Powder, Stun Spore AND Sleep Powder. Also Confusion can come in handy, and I'm pretty sure she can learn Psychic?

Eh. I don't like either much at since I don't exactly use them in my Part what so ever XP

. January 3rd, 2009 12:52 AM

I really like Beedrill honestly. It's probably one of the worst Bug Pokemon in the entire game, but man did it kick tail back in Red/Blue/Yellow. It was the only thing that could hit Mewtwo for super effective thanks to its Bug STAB (well...Leech Life Golbat too, but Golbat was amazing itself). Not only does it have the intimidating stinger, but it has stinger claws. People, honestly, if you don't stinger claws are amazing, you need to set your standards a little bit lower.

pokeninja147 January 3rd, 2009 1:06 AM

butterfree is better stat wise, dum thread

boost3r September 1st, 2009 2:43 AM

I would choose Beedrill but i guess Butterfree is better

Hamilton September 1st, 2009 3:49 AM

if a Beedrill stung me, i'd die, soo.... not taking any chances- Butterfree!

Twisted Cuteness September 1st, 2009 6:48 AM

Butterfree is better. It can learn better moves and has better stats. And it's one of my favorite pokemon

thegeneticway September 1st, 2009 11:24 AM

I choose Butterfree because of what Beedril is.

Bees are freaky :o

Aegis September 1st, 2009 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boost3r (Post 5063666)
I would choose Beedrill but i guess Butterfree is better

This thread hadn't been posted in since January of this year, that's beyond the one month limit for reviving threads.

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