Butterfree 9/18

Pokemon card from Southern Islands · released Jul 31, 2001

~$54.76 Normal

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Butterfree 9/18 Southern Islands Pokemon card

Butterfree is a Common Grass-type Stage 2 Pokemon card, number 9/18 in Southern Islands (released Jul 31, 2001), illustrated by Keiko Fukuyama. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$54.76 for the normal finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Normal TCGplayer market price went from ~$49.85 to ~$54.76, up 9.8%.

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Card details

Set	Southern Islands
Number	9/18
Rarity	Common
Type	Grass
HP	80
Stage	Stage 2 — evolves from Metapod
Artist	Keiko Fukuyama
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Normal

What the codes mean

Card number9/18Card 9 of the 18 in the main Southern Islands list.
Set symbolThe small Southern Islands symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityCommon: a black circle.
Illustrator“Illus. Keiko Fukuyama” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

Fly30Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Butterfree. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).

Rainbow Powder20Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness: Fire ×2 · Resistance: Fighting -30 · Retreat cost: 1