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Butterfree V Darkness Ablaze #1 Pokémon card
Rare Holo V

Butterfree V Darkness Ablaze #1

Card #1 · Illustrated by Saki Hayashiro
190 HPGrassPokémonBasicV
Market value · ungraded
$1.53
7.5% · 30d
PSA 10
$50
32× raw
Blended across Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$1.53
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2 different Butterfree V printings exist — is this your card? Darkness Ablaze #1

Butterfree V is a Rare Holo V Pokémon card from Darkness Ablaze (#1), illustrated by Saki Hayashiro. It's a Basic V Grass-type Pokémon with 190 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.53 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $50 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 32× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$1.34
MPModerately Played$0.79
HPHeavily Played$0.62
7-day 15.7%
30-day 7.6%
90-day 2.2%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$1.36
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 469$50$25$60
PSA 9pop 202$18$11$25
PSA 8pop 32$8$8$8
PSA 7pop 9$6$6$6
“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

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$2.16
Period high
$2.42
Period low
$1.25
Change
44.0%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$25
PSA 10 · 30 Mar 2026
Typical PSA 10
$31
Sales · last 90 days
0
How often it sells
Rarely sells
0 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

Only 65% of 721 PSA-graded Butterfree V copies are a gem-mint 10 (469 of 721) — the rest grade lower.

PSA721 gradedPSA 10 · 469 · 65% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (6 grades)
10469
9202
832
79
65
53
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree V 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$35
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 65% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $22); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$49.57$70.49$2232.4×
PSA 9$18.22$70.17$5311.9×
PSA 8$8.00$70.07$645.2×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 721 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
65%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$35
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
$22
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1065%$50.00
PSA 928%$18.00
PSA ≤86.9%$2.00

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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Cross-market prices

30% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$2
Cardmarket$2
PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 30% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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 · 30dFalling -7%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 30% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$2

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Card text

Dizzying Poison
Grass
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
Blasting Wind130
Grass · Grass · Colorless
Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 1

V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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#1
RarityRare Holo V
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic, V
TypeGrass
HP190
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#12
Card IDswsh3-1
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Butterfree V cards

There are 2 different Butterfree V printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Darkness Ablaze #1 (Rare Holo V).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Butterfree V (Darkness Ablaze #1) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Butterfree V from Darkness Ablaze is worth approximately $1.53 ungraded (near-mint), and around $50 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 V?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Butterfree V from Darkness Ablaze is worth around $50 — roughly 32× the raw ungraded value of $1.53.

Should I grade my Butterfree V?

A PSA 10 sells for about $50 versus $1.53 raw — roughly a 32× 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 V rare?

Butterfree V is a Rare Holo V card from Darkness Ablaze (card #1), illustrated by Saki Hayashiro. Its current blended market value is $1.53 ungraded.