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Butterfree
Expedition Base Set · #5/165
Butterfree (5/165), the Holo Rare from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $183, typically in the $155–$210 range.
As of September 14, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
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About Butterfree
Butterfree is a Holo Rare (5/165) from the Pokémon Expedition Base Set set, released September 15, 2002. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $155–$210. The artwork is by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Butterfree
Butterfree appears on 20 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #5/165 from Expedition Base Set; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Southern Islands · #9/18$40–$55Common
FireRed & LeafGreen · #2/112$36–$48Rare
Expedition Base Set · #38/165$24–$32Rare
HeartGold SoulSilver · #16/123$10–$14Rare
Legendary Collection · #21/110$8–$11Rare
Great Encounters · #14/106$6–$8Rare
Neo Discovery · #19/75$3–$5Rare
Generations · #5/83$3–$5Rare
Jungle · #33/64$2–$3Uncommon
Base Set 2 · #34/130$1–$2UncommonFAQ
How much is Butterfree (5/165) worth?
Butterfree (5/165), the Holo Rare from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $183, typically in the $155–$210 range. Note: 19 other cards named Butterfree exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Butterfree card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Butterfree (5/165), the Holo Rare (about $155–$210) from Expedition Base Set.
The other versions: #9/18 from Southern Islands (Common, about $40–$55); #2/112 from FireRed & LeafGreen (Rare, about $36–$48); #38/165 from Expedition Base Set (Rare, about $24–$32); #16/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Rare, about $10–$14); #21/110 from Legendary Collection (Rare, about $8–$11); #14/106 from Great Encounters (Rare, about $6–$8); #19/75 from Neo Discovery (Rare, about $3–$5); #5/83 from Generations (Rare, about $3–$5); #33/64 from Jungle (Uncommon, about $2–$3); #34/130 from Base Set 2 (Uncommon, about $1–$2); #3/106 from Flashfire (Rare, about under $1); #4/214 from Unbroken Bonds (Rare, about under $1); #3/147 from Burning Shadows (Rare, about under $1); #3/264 from Fusion Strike (Holo Rare, about under $1); #3/149 from Sun & Moon (Rare, about under $1); #3/192 from Rebel Clash (Rare, about under $1); #3/68 from Hidden Fates (Rare, about under $1); #012/165 from 151 (Uncommon, about under $1); #003/159 from Journey Together (Rare, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
More from Expedition Base Set
Grading
A grading read appears once Butterfree has a PSA population census. Riffle captures the census monthly; this card doesn’t have enough graded copies on record yet.
- $155–$210 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±15% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- Sampled daily since July 28, 2026, current as of September 14, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →