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Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Base Set Rare Pokémon card

Illus. Sumiyoshi Kizuki · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Butterfree 38/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare · illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki

$32.20TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01
#57 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Butterfree 38 is worth

Butterfree 38/165 sells for about $32.20 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 57th most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $28.20, so this card sells at 1.1 times that. Among all 24 Butterfree cards, it ranks 3rd by price.

Butterfree price by printing

PrintingPriceSource
Normal$34.85TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01
Reverse Holo$32.20TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01

Butterfree card details

SetExpedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number38/165
RarityRare
Card typeStage 2 Grass
HP80
Evolves fromMetapod
AbilitiesMiraculous Powder (Poke-POWER)
AttacksSpiral Drain Grass, Colorless, Colorless · 40 damage
WeaknessFire x2
Retreat cost0
IllustratorSumiyoshi Kizuki
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2002
PrintingsNormal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 38/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via TCGCSV, updated daily) where available, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.