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Butterfree – Expedition Base Set #38
GrassRare
Butterfree #38 is a Rare card from the Expedition Base Set expansion. This page tracks this exact printing, not every Butterfree card.
Current market price
$31.41
+2.2%
30d
NORMAL · TCGPLAYER · 2026-10-18
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01 · Price history
143 snapshots
Full price history.
Daily market-price snapshots — every data point is a dated price reading, never an estimate.
Butterfree #38 card details.
Butterfree #38 is a Rare Grass-type Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set, released September 2002. Its current tracked market price is $31.41 for the Normal variant, updated October 18, 2026.
Since May 6, 2026, the Expedition Base Set printing of Butterfree #38 has ranged from a low of $18.75 (May 6, 2026) to a high of $31.41 (October 7, 2026).
That is a +67.5% move from $18.75 to today's $31.41, at or near its tracked high.
Currently ranked #2,326 by market price across tracked Pokémon cards as of October 18, 2026.
Card number
#38
Released
September 2002
Rarity
Rare
Type
Grass
Supertype
Pokémon
Pokémon
Series
E-Card
Market source
TCGplayer market price · Normal · Updated October 18, 2026
02 · Other printings
13 printings
Every Butterfree printing.
Butterfree has 20 tracked English printings, including this Expedition Base Set #38 version. At $31.41 it ranks #4 of 20 priced printings; the most valuable is Expedition Base Set #5 at $133.64.
- Butterfree · Jungle #331999$12.45
- Butterfree · Base Set 2 #342000$2.15
- Butterfree · Neo Discovery #192001$30.65
- Butterfree · Southern Islands #92001$53.11
- Butterfree · Legendary Collection #212002$9.10
- Butterfree · Expedition Base Set #52002$133.64
- Butterfree · FireRed & LeafGreen #22004$42.71
- Butterfree · Great Encounters #142008$8.07
- Butterfree · HeartGold & SoulSilver #162010$12.11
- Butterfree · Flashfire #32014$0.75
- Butterfree · Generations #52016$4.27
- Butterfree · Rebel Clash #32020$1.86
03 · Variants
2 variants
Different variants, different prices.
The available TCGCSV variants for this exact printing can have different price bands. The selected variant's market value is the one used across rankings and summaries.
| Variant | Low | Mid | Market | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normalcurrent | $25.99 | $196.19 | $31.41 | $296.60 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $59.99 | $132.01 | $32.20 | $1,009.72 |
04 · Related cards
From the same set
More from Expedition Base Set.
Highest-priced cards from the same expansion, ordered by current market price.
05 · Same Pokémon
Cross-set · Butterfree
More Butterfree cards.
Other tracked cards featuring the same Pokémon, across every era it has appeared in.
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06 · Reference desk
Butterfree, explained.
Everything about this card — the price, the variants, and how we track it.
How has the Butterfree Expedition Base Set price changed?
Since May 6, 2026, the Expedition Base Set printing of Butterfree #38 has ranged from a low of $18.75 (May 6, 2026) to a high of $31.41 (October 7, 2026). That is a +67.5% move from $18.75 to today's $31.41, at or near its tracked high.
Which Butterfree printing is worth the most?
Butterfree has 20 tracked English printings, including this Expedition Base Set #38 version. At $31.41 it ranks #4 of 20 priced printings; the most valuable is Expedition Base Set #5 at $133.64.
Is Butterfree from Expedition Base Set a good investment?
We track prices, not provide investment advice. No collectors are chasing this printing yet; the price history above shows how its market has moved.
How is the market price determined?
Prices are refreshed daily from TCGplayer market-price data via TCGCSV. Each displayed value applies to the tracked price variant named on the card detail page. It is a market reference, not a guaranteed sale price; condition, grading, location, fees, and timing can change an individual sale. This card's current figure reflects the Normal variant.
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Normal
$31
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