1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Metapod)
HP
70
TypeGrass
RarityRare
IllustratorKagemaru Himeno
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat—
SetLegendary Collection
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish. 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
| Non Holo | ~$5 raw (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026). |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$130 raw · PSA 10 ~$4,474 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026) — the scarce Legendary Collection reverse-holo parallel and the line’s top chase. |
PriceCharting "Ungraded" realized eBay solds (May 2026). Value is in the reverse-holo parallel, not the common base.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A reverse-holo from Legendary Collection (2002), whose reverse-holo parallels are scarce and condition-sensitive.
- The base non-holo is a common; the value lives entirely in the reverse-holo parallel.
- Verified at ~$130 raw, PSA 10 ~$4,474 (PriceCharting, May 2026) — roughly a 34x gem-mint multiple.
- Reverse-holo surfaces scratch easily, so gem-mint copies are rare.
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
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Mega Drain
Remove a number of damage counters from Butterfree equal of 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 that that, remove all of them.
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 0
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$4,474 against ~$130 raw — roughly 34x for a flawless copy (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Legendary Collection reverse-holo surfaces scratch and whiten readily, so high-grade copies are scarce.
Other graders: PSA leads resale on LC reverse-holos; BGS and CGC copies trade beneath an equivalent PSA 10.