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Butterfree Southern Islands #9 Pokémon card

Butterfree Southern Islands #9

Card #9 · Illustrated by Keiko Fukuyama
80 HPGrassPokémonStage 2
Market value · ungraded
$42.10
2.6% · 30d
PSA 10
$302
7× raw
2 sales · last 90 days · Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$42.10
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9 different Butterfree printings exist — is this your card? Southern Islands #9

Butterfree is a Pokémon card from Southern Islands (#9), illustrated by Keiko Fukuyama. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Metapod, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $42.10 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $302 — 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 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Normal · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$40.01
LPLightly Played$33.51
MPModerately Played$23.22
HPHeavily Played$20.05
DMGDamaged$12.14
7-dayflat
30-day 2.6%
90-day 12.6%
All-time high$40
All-time low$19
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$40.01
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 2317 sold$302$256$347
PSA 9pop 38233 sold$96$81$110
PSA 8pop 2007 sold$89$75$102
PSA 7pop 66$23$20$24
PSA 5pop 19$20$20$20
“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
$34.82
Period high
$36.75
Period low
$8.53
Change
193.6%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$348
PSA 10 · 15 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$348
Sales · last 90 days
2
How often it sells
Occasional sales
1 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 24% of 947 PSA-graded Butterfree copies are a gem-mint 10 (231 of 947) — the rest grade lower.

PSA947 gradedPSA 10 · 231 · 24% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (10 grades)
10231
9382
8.52
8200
766
6.51
635
519
48
33
CGC506 gradedCGC 10 · 60 · 12% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (5 grades)
1060
9.522
9144
8.5126
880
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Butterfree 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$12
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 24.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$187); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$301.69$73.01+$1877.2×
PSA 9$95.54$70.95$182.3×
PSA 8$88.81$70.88$242.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 947 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
24.4%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$12
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$187
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1024.4%$302.00
PSA 940.3%$96.00
PSA ≤835.3%$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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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

23% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$34
PriceCharting$35
TCGplayer · dearest$42

Currently 23% cheaper on Cardmarket 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 · 30dFlat +3%
Cross-marketSome gap 23% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

19% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$34

🔥 Trending in the community

#134 on the radar
Mentions this week1

Butterfree is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

Card text

Evolves from Metapod.

Fly30
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Butterfree. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).
Rainbow Powder20
Grass · Grass · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness Fire ×2Resistance Fighting -30Retreat 1

The poison scales on its wings are waterproof, allowing this Pokémon to be active even on rainy days.

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#9
Rarity
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeGrass
HP80
Evolves fromMetapod
WeaknessFire ×2
ResistanceFighting -30
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#12
Card IDsi1-9
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Butterfree (Southern Islands #9) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Butterfree from Southern Islands is worth approximately $42.10 ungraded (near-mint), and around $302 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 Southern Islands is worth around $302 — roughly 7× the raw ungraded value of $42.10.

Should I grade my Butterfree?

A PSA 10 sells for about $302 versus $42.10 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.