Butterfree · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Butterfree card
Butterfree is card 21 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, a Rare. It is a Stage 2 Grass-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Metapod, which places Butterfree deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage illustrators, with a softer, more textured style that shows up across the Jungle and Neo runs.
The card's flavor text gives Butterfree a line of lore: "In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air."
About Butterfree in the Pokémon world
The bug-flying final form of the Caterpie line. Compound eyes, large purple wings, a butterfly silhouette. Jungle holo Butterfree has a small but loyal collector following. PSA 10 examples are reasonably accessible.
What is Butterfree worth?
Butterfree is a non-holo Rare. In Legendary Collection, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Butterfree trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Butterfree before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Butterfree are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Butterfree survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Butterfree
For Butterfree, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Butterfree can make sense.
