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Every Butterfree Card (25 Cards)

How many Butterfree cards are there?

There are 25 Butterfree cards in the Pokemon TCG, across 21 sets.

First card: Butterfree 33/64 from Jungle (1999).
Newest: Butterfree 3/159 from Journey Together (2025).

Every printing with its own card number counts once. Reverse holo versions of the same number do not count again.

Butterfree card statistics

25cards
21sets
17artists
1999first card
2025newest card

Cards per era

Butterfree has a card in 12 eras of the game.

Base2 8.0%
Neo1 4.0%
Other2 8.0%
E-Card2 8.0%
EX1 4.0%
Diamond & Pearl1 4.0%
Platinum1 4.0%
HeartGold & SoulSilver1 4.0%
XY2 8.0%
Sun & Moon4 16.0%
Sword & Shield6 24.0%
Scarlet & Violet2 8.0%

Rarities

Rare13 52.0%
Rare Holo4 16.0%
Uncommon3 12.0%
Rare Rainbow1 4.0%
Rare Ultra1 4.0%
Rare Holo VMAX1 4.0%
Rare Holo V1 4.0%
No rarity listed1 4.0%

Card types

Butterfree cards by name

Subtypes

Energy types

Grass25

HP and attacks

Average HP: 129
Highest HP: 300, Butterfree VMAX 2/189
Lowest HP: 70, Butterfree 33/64
Strongest attack: 150 damage, G-Max Toxbreeze (Butterfree VMAX 2/189)
Most cards in a year: 5, in 2020

Artists who drew Butterfree most

17 artists drew Butterfree. 12 of them drew a single card. 1 cards have no artist listed in our data.

Artists with fewer Butterfree cards (12)

Every Butterfree card

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Rarity

Showing 25 cards

ButterfreeJourney Together · 3/159Rare
Butterfree151 · 12/165Uncommon
ButterfreeFusion Strike · 3/264Rare Holo
Butterfree VMAXDarkness Ablaze · 190/189Rare Rainbow
Butterfree VDarkness Ablaze · 177/189Rare Ultra
Butterfree VMAXDarkness Ablaze · 2/189Rare Holo VMAX
Butterfree VDarkness Ablaze · 1/189Rare Holo V
ButterfreeRebel Clash · 3/192Rare
ButterfreeHidden Fates · 3/68Rare
ButterfreeUnbroken Bonds · 4/214Rare
ButterfreeBurning Shadows · 3/147Rare
ButterfreeSun & Moon · 3/149Rare
ButterfreeGenerations · 5/83Rare Holo
ButterfreeFlashfire · 3/106Rare
ButterfreeHeartGold & SoulSilver · 16/123Rare
Butterfree FBSupreme Victors · 17/147Rare
ButterfreeGreat Encounters · 14/106Rare
ButterfreeFireRed & LeafGreen · 2/112Rare Holo
ButterfreeExpedition Base Set · 38/165Rare
ButterfreeExpedition Base Set · 5/165Rare Holo
ButterfreeLegendary Collection · 21/110Rare
ButterfreeSouthern Islands · 9/18No rarity listed
ButterfreeNeo Discovery · 19/75Rare
ButterfreeBase Set 2 · 34/130Uncommon
ButterfreeJungle · 33/64Uncommon

Butterfree card FAQ

What was the first Butterfree card?

Butterfree 33/64 from Jungle, released in 1999. Kagemaru Himeno drew it.

What is the rarest Butterfree card?

By printed rarity it is Butterfree VMAX 190/189 from Darkness Ablaze, a Rare Rainbow.

Which set has the most Butterfree cards?

Darkness Ablaze with 4 cards.

Who drew the most Butterfree cards?

Kagemaru Himeno, with 3 cards.

Butterfree evolution cards

Cards of the Pokemon in the Butterfree evolution line.

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