Butterfree
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What this price is based on
High confidence34 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Nintendo Butterfree Expedition Base Set 38/165 Regular Rare Stage 2 80$14.25
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Butterfree Expedition Base Set 38/165 Rare E-Reader Series 2002 HP$12.04
- Aug 7, 2026eBay — Pokemon Expedition Butterfree 38/165 Pokemon Non Holo Card$19.99
- Aug 4, 2026eBay — Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Rare Ungraded Near Mint, Vintage Pokémon TCG 2002NM$15.75
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card Expedition Base Set Butterfree 38/165 Rare$28.99
- Aug 1, 2026eBay — Nintendo Pokemon TCG Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Base Set Rare Regular 2002$16.41
- Aug 1, 2026eBay — Nintendo Butterfree Expedition Base Set 38/165 Regular Rare$20.00
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Butterfree 38/165 Rare Expedition Base Set Pokemon NM/MNM$29.99
By grade
- Raw$19.4944 sales
- CGC 9$29.008 sales
- PSA 10$1807 sales
- PSA 9$1503 sales
- PSA 8$41.252 sales
- CGC 10$80.502 sales
From 66 completed sales recorded between Feb 5, 2026 and Aug 12, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
Grade it or not
NOT WORTH ITBased on 22 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Butterfree is a Rare Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#38), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Metapod, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $24.65 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $176 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 7× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $180.00 | #154313122 ✓ |
| 22 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $175.99 | #41442753 ✓ |
| 30 Jun 2026 | PSA 9 | $50.00 | #73789797 ✓ |
| 22 Jun 2026 | PSA 9 | $49.20 | #159237854 ✓ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | PSA 8 | $22.50 | #132396742 ✓ |
| 5 Apr 2026 | PSA 10 | $239.00 | #120942628 ✓ |
| 12 Mar 2026 | PSA 10 | $230.00 | #100024089 ✓ |
| 9 Feb 2026 | PSA 7 | $29.00 | #77749117 ✓ |
| 6 Feb 2026 | PSA 10 | $122.50 | #140863887 ✓ |
| 6 Feb 2026 | PSA 10 | $115.50 | #140863915 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 44.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$80); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Butterfree is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $175.99 | $72 | +$80 | 7.1× |
| PSA 9 | $49.00 | $70 | −$46 | 2.0× |
| PSA 8 | $22.50 | $70 | −$72 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 158 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 44.9% | $176.00 |
| PSA 9 | 32.3% | $49.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 22.8% | $25.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 45% of 158 PSA-graded Butterfree copies are a gem-mint 10 (71 of 158) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 71 | $176$150–$202 | |
| PSA 9pop 51 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$49$25–$49 | |
| PSA 8pop 26 | $23$19–$26 | |
| PSA 7pop 6 | $16$14–$18 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $18 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
23% spreadCurrently 23% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
69% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Metapod.
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may remove all Special Conditions from your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Butterfree is affected by a Special Condition.
Flip a coin. If heads, remove 2 damage counters from Butterfree.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Butterfree cards
There are 9 different Butterfree printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #38 (Rare).
More from Expedition Base Set
Frequently asked questions
How much is Butterfree (Expedition Base Set #38) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Butterfree from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $24.65 ungraded (near-mint), and around $176 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 Expedition Base Set is worth around $176 — roughly 7× the raw ungraded value of $24.65.
Should I grade my Butterfree?
A PSA 10 sells for about $176 versus $24.65 raw — roughly a 7× 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 card from Expedition Base Set (card #38), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Its current blended market value is $24.65 ungraded.
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