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Check your printing9 different Butterfree printings exist — is this your card? FireRed & LeafGreen #2
Butterfree FireRed & LeafGreen #2 Pokémon card
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Rare Holo

Butterfree2/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen Price & Value

2004 · Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
100 HPGrassPokémonStage 2

Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil

$38.97

Typical copy sold $25 49 sales, all conditions

  • PSA 8$791 sold · 90d · pop 78
  • PSA 9$1254 sold · 90d · pop 117
  • PSA 10$2,2642 sold · 90d · pop 26
LiquiditySells often
Confidence88 · high49 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale 5 days ago.
Sales · 90 days64
Last sale$25 Raw · 31 Aug 2026
Range$36$43
Sold prices, not asking. Near Mint estimate from 62 completed sales of this exact card, each adjusted for the condition it sold in. A typical copy fetches about $25 because most that trade are played, not mint. Updated 5 September 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

Why prices differ

TCGplayer market asking prices$42.71+10%
Recent sold median 49 completed sales$24.50−37%

TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$38.97

What this price is based on

High confidence

49 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Range$5.00$49.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate15/mo91 recorded
Latest sale5d ago49 sales in 90 days
Momentum-5%30-day vs 90-day sales
Where it sells100% eBaylast 90 days
Reverse Holo$45.001 sale, priced separately

Recent Raw sales

By grade

  • Raw$24.5062 sales
  • PSA 9$1196 sales
  • PSA 8$78.755 sales
  • PSA 7$30.154 sales
  • CGC 10$1474 sales
  • PSA 10$2,7192 sales
  • TAG 8$33.001 sale
  • TAG 7.5$1291 sale

From 91 completed sales recorded between Feb 22, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 61 sales of the printing this page lists; reverse holo copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in. 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.

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Butterfree is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (#2, released 2004), 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 $38.97 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $2,264 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 58× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 September 2026.

Butterfree price history & recent sales

Price history · Raw

7 Jun 20265 Sept 2026
Latest
$38.97
Period high
$42.97
Period low
$38.97
Change
6.8% · 90d
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Verified sales history64 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$31
Raw · 31 Aug 2026
Typical Raw
$25
Sales · last 90 days
61
How often it sells
Sells often
every 4 days · 24 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last sold price
$24
CGC (ungraded lot) · 13 Jul 2026
Typical CGC 10
$132
Sales · last 90 days
3
How often it sells
No sales in the last 30 days
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.

Demand & liquidity

Very liquid · Sells oftenDemand 70/100
Sales · 30d24
Sales · 90d64
HypeOn the radar
Raw
$25
PSA 9
$119
PSA 8
$79
PSA 7
$30
CGC 10
$147
PSA 10
$2,719

Last sold $31 · Raw · 31 Aug 2026

How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces

Raw49sells often
PSA 94occasional
PSA 72rare
PSA 102rare
PSA 81rare
CGC 101rare

Is Butterfree worth grading?

+$63

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 9.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$2,033); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)9.4%
Expected return+$63
PSA 10 best case+$2,033
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Butterfree is a Holo / V / ex in FireRed & LeafGreen — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 26 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 79 packs.

Holo / V / ex33%26 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)9.2%26 of 284
PSA 941.2%117 of 284
PSA graded so far284
Gem Mint 1026
Total graded284

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$2,264.00$192+$2,03358.1×
PSA 9$125.00$71+$153.2×
PSA 8$78.75$71$312.0×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

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

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 109.4%$2,264.00
PSA 941.3%$125.00
PSA ≤849.3%$58.00

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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates

Only 9% of 284 PSA-graded Butterfree copies are a gem-mint 10 (26 of 284) — the rest grade lower.

PSA284 gradedPSA 10 · 26 · 9% gem
1026
9117
8.51
878
732
622
58
41
CGC126 gradedCGC 10 · 32 · 25% gem
1032
9.51
934
8.523
814
7.53
73
6.56
61
5.51
52
4.51
TAG8 gradedTAG 10 · 0 · 0% gem
8.52
81
7.51
71
62

Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — 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
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$38.97
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 262 · 90d$2,264$1,283$2,264
PSA 9pop 1174 · 90d$125$106$144
PSA 8pop 781 · 90d$79$67$91
PSA 7pop 322 · 90dmodelled$25$21$29
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). “Modelled” = no verified graded sale behind the figure; it is derived from the raw price and reference guides, so treat it as a ceiling to check, not a price to quote. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Normal · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$38.97
LPLightly Played$13.03real sales: $25 n9
HPHeavily Played$9.28
DMGDamaged$6.96
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-dayflat
All-time high$39
All-time low$16
Other printingsHolofoil · $41.80Reverse Holofoil · $38.21
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Holofoil$43
Reverse Holo$37

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

19% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$36
TCGplayer · dearest$43

Currently 19% 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

Volatility · 90dStable ±2%
Cross-marketSome gap 19% gap
90d low $40near its high$43 high

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

🔥 Trending in the community

#134 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Metapod.

Sooth DustPoké-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 PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Butterfly PokémonGEN ICaterpieMetapodButterfree

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

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#2
RarityRare Holo
Released2004
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeGrass
HP100
Evolves fromMetapod
WeaknessLightning ×2
ResistanceFighting -30
National Pokédex#12
Card IDex6-2
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

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

As of 5 September 2026, Butterfree from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth approximately $38.97 ungraded (near-mint), and around $2,264 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 $2,264 — roughly 58× the raw ungraded value of $38.97.

Should I grade my Butterfree?

A PSA 10 sells for about $2,264 versus $38.97 raw — roughly a 58× 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 $38.97 ungraded.

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