Market value · Near Mint · Normal
- PSA 8$7modelled · pop 2
- PSA 10$35modelled · pop 2
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Sun & Moon #3/149, 2017. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 3/149.
What's your copy worth?
✨ 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 Sun & Moon (#3, released 2017), illustrated by chibi. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Metapod, weak to Fire ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 8 September 2026.
Butterfree price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Low confidenceOnly 0 sales in the last 90 days.
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.
By grade
- PSA 8$7.001 sale
- CGC 7$5.991 sale
Is Butterfree worth grading?
Raw $0.35 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $35.08, after ~$70.34 grading fee → 100.2× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Butterfree is a Rare in Sun & Moon — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 59.7% of the time, split across 17 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 28 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 | $35.08 | $70 | −$36 | 100.2× |
| PSA 8 | $7.00 | $70 | −$63 | 20.0× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
2 of the 9 PSA-graded Butterfree copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 22%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 9.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — 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 2 | modelled$35$35–$35 | |
| PSA 8pop 2 | modelled$7$7–$7 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
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
166% spreadCurrently 166% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Metapod.
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.
“Close examination of its large eyes reveals that each eye is composed of a myriad of tiny eyes.”
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 20 different Butterfree printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Sun & Moon #3 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Butterfree (Sun & Moon #3) worth?
As of 8 September 2026, Butterfree from Sun & Moon is worth approximately $0.35 ungraded (near-mint), and around $35 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 Sun & Moon is worth around $35 — roughly 100× the raw ungraded value of $0.35.
Should I grade my Butterfree?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Butterfree rare?
Butterfree is a Rare card from Sun & Moon (card #3).
How do I know if my Butterfree is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I tell this Butterfree apart from the Rebel Clash one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 3/149 (Sun & Moon, 2017) and the other is 3/192 (Rebel Clash, 2020).
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