01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Metapod)

HP 80

TypeGrass

RarityPromo

IllustratorKeiko Fukuyama

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat●

SetSouthern Islands

Released2001

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Promo
Foiling: Non-holo standard finish.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$40.01

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in the 2001 Southern Islands collection, a tightly-distributed promo set originally given out via an Australian retail tie-in and later as a Toys R Us bundle.
Part of the Bug-line group in the set — Southern Islands' fully-evolved-Pokémon slots are highly sought by completionists.
Raw ~$37 vs. PSA 10 ~$378 — a clean ~10× grading multiple, with Southern Islands' soft foil and thin print run the usual culprits behind gem-mint scarcity.
A must-have for any vintage Butterfree-line collector, with the era's iconic art style.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Butterfree with 80 HP; top attack around 30 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Fly Cost: Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 30 damage

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 Powder Cost: Grass + Grass + Colorless · 20 damage

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness: Fire ×2
Resistance: Fighting -30
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Butterfree PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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