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Butterfree FireRed & LeafGreen #2 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Butterfree FireRed & LeafGreen #2

Card #2 · Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
100 HPGrassPokémonStage 2
Ungraded · blended
$41.80
5.5% · 30d
PSA 10
$349
8× raw
Range $34 → $42
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$41.80
PSA 92.0× raw$82
PSA 108.3× raw$349
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Butterfree is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (#2), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Metapod, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $41.80 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $349 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 8× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Normal · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$42.00
LPLightly Played$14.04
HPHeavily Played$10.00
DMGDamaged$7.50
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-dayflat
All-time high$42
All-time low$18
Other printingsHolofoil · $41.80Reverse Holofoil · $38.21

Price by variant

Normal$42
Holofoil$42
Reverse Holo$38

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$41.80
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$349$349$349
PSA 93 sold$82$70$95
PSA 85 sold$65$55$75
PSA 73 sold$27$23$31
PSA 6$18$8$18
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$34.82
Period high
$36.81
Period low
$7.01
Change
248.2%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$180
PSA 9 · 22 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 9
$180
Sales · last 90 days
5
Liquidity
Moderate
2 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA276 gradedPSA 10 · 26 · 9% gem rate
1026
9114
8.51
875
731
620
58
41
CGC404 gradedCGC 10 · 108 · 27% gem rate
10108
9.58
9110
8.576
842
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$233
Raw $41.80 → graded PSA 10$348.52
after ~$73.48 grading fee → 8.3× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$348.52$73.48+$2338.3×
PSA 9$82.31$70.81$302.0×
PSA 8$65.00$70.64$471.6×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 276 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
9.4%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$28
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$233
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 109.4%$349.00
PSA 941.3%$82.00
PSA ≤849.3%$42.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

24% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$34
TCGplayer · dearest$42

Currently 24% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +6%
Cross-marketSome gap 24% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

76% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$10

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#134 on the radar
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Card text

Evolves from Metapod.

Sooth Dust · Poké-Body
As long as Butterfree is your Active Pokémon, remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon between turns.
Whirlwind30
Colorless · Colorless
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Gust50
Grass · Colorless · Colorless
Weakness Lightning ×2Resistance Fighting -30

About the Pokémon

Butterfly PokémonGEN ICaterpieMetapodButterfree

In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Card details

Number#2
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeGrass
HP100
Evolves fromMetapod
WeaknessLightning ×2
ResistanceFighting -30
National Pokédex#12
Card IDex6-2
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Butterfree cards

There are 9 different Butterfree printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is FireRed & LeafGreen #2 (Rare Holo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Butterfree (FireRed & LeafGreen #2) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Butterfree from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth approximately $41.80 ungraded (near-mint), and around $349 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Butterfree?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Butterfree from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth around $349 — roughly 8× the raw ungraded value of $41.80.

Should I grade my Butterfree?

A PSA 10 sells for about $349 versus $41.80 raw — roughly a 8× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Butterfree rare?

Butterfree is a Rare Holo card from FireRed & LeafGreen (card #2), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its current blended market value is $41.80 ungraded.