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.

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: 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

Market value

~$140.51 raw

Raw copies run $999.99 to $1,999.99

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07Why Collectors Want It

A reverse-holo of a base common from 2002's Legendary Collection — the WotC-era set famous for turning sub-$5 commons into PSA 10 grading-flip chases.
Raw reverse-holo ~$130 vs. PSA 10 ~$4,474 — a ~34× grading multiple, one of the biggest sleeper-chase lifts in the entire Bug-line.
Legendary Collection mirror-foil surfaces scratch easily and centering downgrades are common, so gem-mint copies require legitimately clean pulls.
A grail-tier sleeper for any Butterfree collector and one of the loudest LC reverse-holo flips on the site.

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

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 Cost: Grass + Grass + Grass + Grass · 40 damage

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.

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