01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Metapod)

HP 100

TypeGrass

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorAtsuko Nishida

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat—

SetFireRed & LeafGreen

Released2004

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
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

Market value

~$42.00 raw

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in EX FireRed & LeafGreen, the 2004 EX-era Kanto-themed nostalgia set that anchored the Bug-line for the era.
Raw ~$32 vs. PSA 10 ~$1,140 — a ~36× grading multiple, one of the loudest EX-era Bug-line lifts.
The EX foil and centering combine to make PSA 10 copies legitimately scarce; out-of-pack copies almost always have at least one downgrading defect.
A sleeper-chase pickup for any EX-era Butterfree collection and a sub-$50 raw entry to a four-figure PSA 10 grading flip.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Butterfree with 100 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Sooth Dust

As long as Butterfree is your Active Pokémon, remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon between turns.

Whirlwind Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 30 damage

Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.

Gust Cost: Grass + Colorless + Colorless · 50 damage

Weakness: Lightning ×2
Resistance: Fighting -30
Retreat cost: 0

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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