01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Metapod)

HP 70

TypeGrass

RarityUncommon

IllustratorKagemaru Himeno

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat—

SetJungle

Released1999

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: Uncommon
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

Market value

~$14.96 raw

Raw copies run $4.86 to $10.00

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07Why Collectors Want It

Released in 1999's Jungle, the WotC era's second main set and the launching pad for the original 151's non-Base-Set Pokémon.
The 1st Edition variant is the headline chase parallel — the early-1999 'no symbol' missing-1st-Ed printing error makes some 1st Edition variants particularly hard to authenticate.
Raw asking sits in the mid-teens for Unlimited; 1st Edition and clean centering trade well above and grade into the hundreds.
A vintage Bug-line cornerstone and one of the most photographed Jungle holos in the entire WotC era.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Butterfree with 70 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Whirlwind Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 20 damage

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.)

Mega Drain Cost: Grass + Grass + Grass + Grass · 40 damage

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).

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

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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