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Butterfree 5/165
Expedition Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
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What Butterfree 5 is worth
Butterfree 5/165 sells for about $134 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 15th most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and alone makes up 2% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $100, so this card sells at 1.3 times that. Among all 24 Butterfree cards, it ranks 1st by price.
Butterfree price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $134 |
| Reverse Holo | $174 |
Butterfree card details
| Set | Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX) |
| Number | 5/165 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Stage 2 Grass |
| HP | 80 |
| Evolves from | Metapod |
| Abilities | Miraculous Powder (Poke-POWER) |
| Attacks | Spiral Drain Grass, Colorless, Colorless · 40 damage |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Resistance | Water -30 |
| Retreat cost | 0 |
| Illustrator | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| Released | September 15, 2002 |
| Printings | Holo, Reverse Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 5/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Butterfree cards
FireRed & LeafGreen 2
Expedition Base Set 38
Darkness Ablaze 190
HeartGold SoulSilver 16
Legendary Collection 21
Supreme Victors 17
Great Encounters 14
Neo Discovery 19
All 24 Butterfree cards with prices →
More valuable Expedition Base Set cards
- Dragonite 9: $700
- Gengar 13: $600
- Mewtwo 20: $480
- Charizard 6: $436
- Pichu 22: $305
- Tyranitar 29: $300
- Mew 19: $268
- Blastoise 4: $221
All Expedition Base Set chase cards → · Full Expedition Base Set card list
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.