Butterfree
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence23 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Expedition Butterfree 5/165 Holo Rare Holo English 2002$89.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG WOTC Card E Reader Butterfree Expedition Set Holo #5/165 LP-LP$90.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Butterfree Expedition Holo 5/165 MP ConditionMP$200
- Jul 27, 2026eBay — Butterfree 5/165 Expedition 2002 Rare Holo E-Reader Vintage Pokémon Card (NM)NM$169
- Jul 23, 2026eBay — Pokemon Expedition Butterfree 5/165 - Lightly PlayedLP$128
- Jul 22, 2026eBay — Butterfree 5/165 - Holo Rare - Vintage Pokémon TCG: Expedition Base Set - LP/MPMP$126
- Jul 22, 2026eBay — Butterfree 5/165 - Holo Expedition Pokemon Card (Near Mint)NM$165
- Jul 20, 2026eBay — Butterfree 5/165 - Holo Rare - Vintage Pokémon TCG: Expedition Base Set - LP/MPMP$149
By grade
- Raw$12025 sales
- PSA 9$1,0418 sales
- PSA 8$3917 sales
- PSA 7$1985 sales
- PSA 5$1303 sales
- PSA 10$7503 sales
- CGC 9$3363 sales
- CGC 8.5$1712 sales
From 64 completed sales recorded between Feb 4, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 24 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in.
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✨ Is it worth it?
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Butterfree is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#5), 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 $153.12 ungraded. 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 history13 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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.
Should you grade it?
Raw $153.12 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $775.00, after ~$87.74 grading fee → 5.1× the raw value.
The odds
Butterfree is a Holo / V / ex in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 32 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 97 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 9 | $775.00 | $88 | +$534 | 5.1× |
| PSA 8 | $362.86 | $74 | +$136 | 2.4× |
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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 2% of 766 PSA-graded Butterfree copies are a gem-mint 10 (19 of 766) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9pop 196 | ✓ 29 cert-verified$775$775–$1,265 | |
| PSA 8pop 239 | $363$308–$417 | |
| PSA 7pop 139 | ✓ 17 cert-verified$220 | |
| PSA 6pop 88 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$135 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $135 (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
31% spreadCurrently 31% 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
22% 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 #5 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Butterfree (Expedition Base Set #5) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Butterfree from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $153.12 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Butterfree rare?
Butterfree is a Rare Holo card from Expedition Base Set (card #5), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Its current blended market value is $153.12 ungraded.
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