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Butterfree — Base Set 2 #34/130

Grass Uncommon · Stage 2

Butterfree is card #34/130 in the 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 set (Uncommon), the fourth English Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG expansion, released February 24, 2000. Base Set 2 is a single English printing with no 1st Edition or Shadowless run. Across PSA and SGC, 168 copies have been graded.

Card front & back

Butterfree Base Set 2 front - Unlimited
Unlimited front
Base Set 2 cards have the Base Set 2 set symbol and no Edition 1 stamp. There is no English 1st Edition or Shadowless Base Set 2 printing.
Butterfree Base Set 2 card back
Card back
Every Base Set 2 card uses the standard Pokemon Trading Card Game back.

Graded population (PSA & SGC)

GraderTotal109872–61Auth
Unlimited
PSA1675077268600
SGC10010000
PSA and SGC graded population by grade, as of 2026-08-23.

Card details

Type
Grass
Stage
Stage 2
HP
70
Evolves from
Metapod
Weakness
Fire ×2
Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat
0
Artist
Kagemaru Himeno
Pokedex #
12

Attacks

20Whirlwind [Colorless Colorless]
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.)
40Mega Drain [Grass Grass Grass Grass]
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). If Butterfree has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.

Prices & where to buy

Unlimited market $1.47 via TCGplayer
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Unlimited$1.47TCGplayereBay
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About the Base Set 2 printing

Base Set 2 is a single English checklist printing. It does not have an English 1st Edition or Shadowless run; the set is identified by its Base Set 2 set symbol and #/130 numbering.

Frequently asked questions

Does Base Set 2 have a 1st Edition Butterfree?
No. English Base Set 2 cards use the standard Base Set 2 printing only; there is no English 1st Edition or Shadowless Base Set 2 run.
How much is a Butterfree worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Butterfree is about $1.47 for the Base Set 2 Unlimited printing.

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Sources: card data and front images from the Pokemon TCG API (pokemontcg.io) and PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-data; market prices from TCGplayer; product links from TCGCSV/TCGplayer; set facts from TCGdex, Pokellector and Wikipedia. Shared card back reference from Wikimedia/Wikipedia. Graded population from PSA and SGC population reports. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-23.