Pokémon · Other
Butterfree
Southern Islands · #9 · 2001
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$42.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 18
- Release year
- 2001
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Metapod
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Keiko Fukuyama
- Pokédex #
- 12
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Butterfree plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Fly) 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 Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Butterfree
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.42 copies on average · 19 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 Keiko Fukuyama
This card was illustrated by Keiko Fukuyama.
Building around Butterfree?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The poison scales on its wings are waterproof, allowing this Pokémon to be active even on rainy days."
CCCFly — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Butterfree. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).
GGCRainbow Powder — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $41.70 | $62.47 | $360.00 | $42.10 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.95 |
| 7-day average | €28.54 |
| 30-day average | €24.23 |
| Low | €14.99 |
| Trend price | €29.84 |
| Low (excellent+) | €25.70 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €24.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.99 |
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 $42.10; 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 "Southern Islands" in the Other series, released in 2001.
Other Butterfree printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
