Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Butterfree
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #16 · Rare · 2010
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Market reference
$9.48
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Metapod
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 12
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Butterfree plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Whirlwind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Metapod first).
How to beat Butterfree
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.41 copies on average · 17 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Butterfree?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains."
GCure Powder
Remove 3 damage counters from each of your Pokémon.
GCCWhirlwind — 60
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $9.15 | $20.00 | $40.00 | $9.48 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $40.00 | $233.90 | $714.79 | $20.03 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.89 |
| 30-day average | €4.40 |
| Low | €1.25 |
| Trend price | €3.68 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.72 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Butterfree is real?
Butterfree is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Butterfree worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Butterfree is $9.48; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Butterfree from?
Butterfree is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Butterfree?
Butterfree is a Rare card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Butterfree printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
