20 Severely Underrated Pokémon That Deserve A Second Chance
4. Butterfree
For a Pokémon that aspiring Master Ash gave away in the TV series, you may think that there aren't many strengths to Butterfree. Well, you'd be wrong. Butterfree is the perfect status-affecting Pokémon for when your battles come down to more than just clubbing your opponents with powerful moves and hoping for one-hit KOs.
With its ability Compoundeyes, Butterfree's accuracy is increased by a whopping 30%. This makes moves like Sleep Powder or Stun Spore, which are traditionally less likely to hit than most attacks, a far more reliable option. With this ability and a reliable Speed stat from a beneficial nature, you could see your Butterfree poisoning and paralysing your enemy's team turn after turn and leaving them helpless against the attacks of the rest of your roster.
Think of Butterfree as the Mesut Ozil of your team; happy to provide the assists.
Suggested Moveset:
Sleep Powder
Stun Spore
Supersonic
Bug Buzz