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Butterfree (38)
Rare · #038/165
Butterfree (38) #038/165 (Expedition) is worth about $6.00 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Butterfree (38) #038/165 is trending down: $6.00 today, down 76% in 30 days and 82% below its all-time high of $33.79 (2026-03-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Butterfree #038/165 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $450 on eBay vs $6.00 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 10% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned Sep 11Buy-side estimate
$21.36
THINa patient buyer pays about $21.36 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · 2 outlier asks excluded
| TCGplayer market | $31.21 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $22.00 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 22d ago) | $21.36 |
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,898 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Grass
- STAGE
- Stage 2
- HP
- 80
- ATTACK 1
- [2G] Spiral Drain (40) Flip a coin. If heads, remove 2 damage counters from Butterfree.
- WEAKNESS
- R
- CARD TEXT
- Poké-POWER — Miraculous Powder Once during your turn (before your attack), you may remove all Special Conditions from your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Butterfree is affected by a Special Condition.
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Butterfree (38)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $30.95 market price that is roughly $22 cash or $25 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Butterfree (38) (Expedition) worth today?
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Butterfree (38) [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $30.95 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $30.95 to $31.21.
Is Butterfree (38) going up or down in price?
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Butterfree (38) #038/165 is trending down: $6.00 today, down 76% in 30 days and 82% below its all-time high of $33.79 (2026-03-30). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. A 30-day drop this size is common after a reprint or a set rotation; the daily chart shows whether it has found a floor.
What is the all-time high price for Butterfree (38)?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $33.79 (2026-03-30). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Butterfree (38) [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $33.79 (2026-03-22) and bottomed at $5.83 (2024-02-08).
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