# Butterfree #3/106 — Flashfire

## Summary

Butterfree is a Kanto favorite, the satisfying end of the first Pokémon many players ever raised, and that goodwill carries its cards. A plain Rare in Flashfire sat in the mid-tier of the pulls, so demand leans on nostalgia, with sui's name drawing a few illustrator hunters. A $0.75 modelled guide, down 1% over 30 days on 6 copies traded, says bulk, with 152 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.22 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Flashfire |
| Number | 3/106 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | sui |
| Release date | 2014-05-07 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Metapod |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Quiver Dance | cost Grass — Search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. If you attached Energy in this way, heal 40 damage from this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Gust | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 70 |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Butterfree #012](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/butterfree) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.75** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.14 — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Quant score: 37/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-05-07T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T19:30:31.355Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T15:04:50.253Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T19:30:31.355Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/flashfire/butterfree-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy2-3%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)