Beautifly
Bug
Best attacking moveset: Infestation and Bug Buzz, worth 9.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Beautifly can learn 6 combinations. Infestation with Bug Buzz does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Silver Wind | Bug | 65 | 3.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Beautifly has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,996 at level 50, 1,765 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,009 CP at level 20, or 1,261 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 948 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 189 attack · 98 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.99 m and 28.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Beautifly does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 15.4 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 15.4 |
| Dark | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 15.4 |
| Bug | Infestation + Air Cutter | 10.6 |
| Fighting | Infestation + Air Cutter | 10.0 |
| Normal | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Ground | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Rock | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Water | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Electric | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Ice | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Dragon | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 9.7 |
| Infestation + Air Cutter | 7.2 | |
| Poison | Infestation + Air Cutter | 7.2 |
| Ghost | Infestation + Air Cutter | 7.2 |
| Fire | Infestation + Air Cutter | 7.2 |
| Fairy | Infestation + Air Cutter | 7.2 |
| Steel | Infestation + Bug Buzz | 6.5 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Beautifly is actually for.
Counters: what beats Beautifly
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 74.0 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 73.3 |
 Tyrantrum | RockDragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 68.6 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 68.6 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy | 66.3 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 65.1 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 64.4 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Smack Down + Stone Edge Legacy | 62.6 |
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 61.0 |
 Lycanroc | Rock | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 59.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Beautifly's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.