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Butterfree

Base Set 2 · #34 · Uncommon
🎨 Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
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$2.10
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HP 70·GGrass·Stage 2·Evolves from Metapod
CCWhirlwind20
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
GGGGMega Drain40
Remove a number of damage counters from Butterfree equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Butterfree has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Weakness R ×2Resistance F -30
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Butterfree is card #34 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Uncommon illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. At about $2.10 it is the #52 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 14 packs. It is one of 25 Butterfree cards printed so far.

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$2.10
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$3.78
PSA 9 · Mint
$8.40
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$14.70
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$27.30
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Butterfree through the years

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Questions

How much is Butterfree (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Butterfree from Base Set 2 sells for about $2.10. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $27.30 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $8.40.

How rare is Butterfree?

It is a Uncommon, and it shows up about once every 14 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Butterfree?

Kagemaru Himeno drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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