Butterfree VMAXDarkness Ablaze 2/189 price & value
Japanese prints: 2 Japanese Butterfree VMAX cards are listed, $5.02 to $24.00 ungraded.
$5.91
up +9.1%4 weeks · Steady
High confidence
High confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 145 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 194 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Nov 10, 2026
High liquidity100/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 48 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 145 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $20.40PSA 10 $70.00
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Butterfree VMAX 2/189 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Butterfree VMAX 2/189 is about $5.91 ungraded near mint (145 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $20.40 (1 sale); PSA 10 about $70.00 (23 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Why do two copies of Butterfree VMAX 2/189 differ in price?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Butterfree VMAX 2/189, so the gap is condition: near mint is $5.91. Copies sold as LP went for about $4.00 (22 sales). Recent sales.
Butterfree VMAX 2/189 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $4.58 on Nov 11, 2025, $5.91 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $3.97, highest $6.23.
- Now
- $5.91
- 4 weeks
- +9.1%
- 90 days
- +0.4%
- 1 year
- +29%
- Highest, 1Y
- $6.23
- Lowest, 1Y
- $3.97
Recorded history starts January 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Butterfree VMAX 2/189 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $5.91 | up +3.9% |
| October 2026 | $5.69 | down −5.0% |
| September 2026 | $5.99 | down −3.7% |
| August 2026 | $6.22 | up +13% |
| July 2026 | $5.52 | – |
| May 2026 | $4.57 | down −8.4% |
| April 2026 | $4.99 | up +26% |
| March 2026 | $3.97 | down −19% |
| February 2026 | $4.93 | up +3.6% |
| January 2026 | $4.76 | up +15% |
| December 2025 | $4.13 | down −9.8% |
| November 2025 | $4.58 | up +13% |
Recent verified sales
RawPokemon TCG Butterfree VMAX #2/189 Holo Rare VMAX HOLO VMAX (FULL ART STYLE)Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $5.99- RawPokemon TCG Butterfree VMAX 002/189 Darkness Ablaze Ultra Rare Holo 300 HPNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $5.00asking
CGC 10 Pristine2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze Full Art Butterfree Vmax #2 CGC 10 PNov 10, 2026 · 
Fanatics Collect · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $65.00asking- RawButterfree VMAX Rare Holo VMAX 002/189 Darkness Ablaze NMNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $10.59
- RawPokemon Butterfree VMAX 002/189 SWSH03 Darkness Ablaze Holo Ultra Rare 300 HPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $6.00
- RawButterfree VMAX 2/189 Darkness Ablaze Rare Holo VMAX Holo NMNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $7.42
- RawButterfree VMAX Holo Ultra Rare SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze 002/189 NMNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $6.02asking
CGC 10 Pristine2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze Alt Art Butterfree VMAX #2 CGC 10 PRNov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $33.60CGC 8.52020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze Alt Art Butterfree VMAX #2 CGC 8.5 NNov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $9.60
RawPokémon TCG Butterfree VMAX 002/189 Swsh03: Darkness Ablaze HoloNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $7.00asking
PSA 10PSA 10 Butterfree VMAX 002/189 Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Card Slab Graded GEM MINTNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $83.01asking
RawPokemon - 002/189 - Butterfree VMAX - Darkness AblazeNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Buy It Now · View listing · $12.02
PSA 102020 Pokemon SWSH Darkness Ablaze Full Art Butterfree VMAX #2 PSA 10 GEM MINTNov 7, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $84.00asking
PSA 10Pokemon TCG Darkness Ablaze Butterfree VMAX 002/189 Full Art Holo PSA 10Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $70.66asking
CGC 102020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze Full Art Butterfree VMAX #2 CGC 10 GNov 3, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $27.00asking
PSA 9Butterfree VMAX 002/189 Swsh03: Darkness Ablaze Holo PSA 9Oct 31, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $16.50
PSA 104965 Butterfree VMAX 2020 Pokemon Sword & Shield Darkness Ablaze #002 PSA 10Oct 28, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $66.00
PSA 102020 POKEMON SWORD & SHIELD DARKNESS ABLAZE #002 FULL ART/BUTTERFREE VMAX PSA 10Oct 25, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $99.99) · View listing · $95.00
PSA 92020 Pokemon SWSH Darkness Ablaze Butterfree VMAX Full Art #002 PSA 9Oct 22, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $35.00
PSA 92020 Pokemon SWSH Darkness Ablaze Butterfree VMAX Full Art #002 PSA 9Oct 20, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $28.00
Graded values
Butterfree VMAX 2/189 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $5.91Last $5.99 · Nov 10, 2026 | up +9.1% | 48High liquidity. High | $5.99Nov 10, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 1011.8× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $70.00Last $66.00 · Oct 28, 2026 | up +2.7% | 8Medium liquidity. Medium | $66.00Oct 28, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 93.5× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $20.40Last $16.50 · Oct 31, 2026 | down −0.5% | 3Medium liquidity. Medium | $16.50Oct 31, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 82.5× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $14.61Last $23.56 · Oct 22, 2026 | 0.0% | 0.3Medium liquidity. Medium | $23.56Oct 22, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 71.8× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $10.59 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| CGC 103× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $18.00Last $16.80 · Oct 26, 2026 | – | 0.7Medium liquidity. Medium | $16.80Oct 26, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| BGS 1015.2× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $90.00 | – | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| SGC 101.7× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $10.00 | – | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Showing each company’s top grade. Choose a company above for every grade it has a price for.
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- −$29.49
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$72.52
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $104at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 80%
Against selling raw at $5.91, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 1,653 copies; 1,324 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 1,653
- +12 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- PSA 10
- 1,324
- +7 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- PSA 9
- 250
- +4 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 80%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 87% of the Darkness Ablaze cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,653 | 1,324 | 250 | 80% |
| CGC | 777 | 325 | 283 | 42% |
| BGS | 75 | 8 | 13 | 11% |
| SGC | 30 | 19 | 2 | 63% |
- PSA graded
- 1,653
- 10s
- 1,324
- 10s share
- 80%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 80%
Every PSA grade (8)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1,324 | 80% |
| 9 | 250 | 15% |
| 8 | 45 | 2.7% |
| 7 | 15 | 0.91% |
| 6 | 9 | 0.54% |
| 5 | 8 | 0.48% |
| 4 | 1 | 0.06% |
| 1 | 1 | 0.06% |
PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 777
- 10s
- 325
- 10s share
- 42%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 42%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (14)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 325 | 42% |
| 9.5 | 16 | 2.1% |
| 9 | 283 | 36% |
| 8.5 | 85 | 11% |
| 8 | 38 | 4.9% |
| 7.5 | 7 | 0.90% |
| 7 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 6.5 | 3 | 0.39% |
| 6 | 1 | 0.13% |
| 5.5 | 2 | 0.26% |
| 5 | 2 | 0.26% |
| 4.5 | 2 | 0.26% |
| 2.5 | 1 | 0.13% |
| Authentic | 3 | 0.39% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 75
- 10s
- 8
- 10s share
- 11%
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- 79%
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 | 11% |
| 9.5 | 51 | 68% |
| 9 | 13 | 17% |
| 7 | 2 | 2.7% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 1.3% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 30
- 10s
- 19
- 10s share
- 63%
- Historical SGC gem rate
- 63%
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19 | 63% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 27% |
| 9 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 8.5 | 1 | 3.3% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026; the changes are PSA’s weekly report from Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 14 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Butterfree VMAX is card 2 of 189 in the Darkness Ablaze price guide, a set released in August 2020 during the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Rare Holo VMAX. The artwork is by aky CG Works. In the checklist it sits after Butterfree V 1/189 and before Paras 3/189.
It is the 11th most valuable of the 201 priced cards in Darkness Ablaze, behind Charizard VMAX 20/189 (see the most valuable Darkness Ablaze cards).
It is one of 25 English Butterfree cards, and ranks 10th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Butterfree from Expedition Base Set. Compare them all in the most valuable Butterfree cards.
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+9.1% on 7-day averages), on 145 ungraded sales in 90 days.
A PSA 10 is valued at 12× the ungraded price ($70.00 against $5.91), and a PSA 9 at $20.40.
PSA has graded 1,653 copies, 1,324 of them PSA 10 (80%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 10, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +9.1%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +0.4%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +29%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 6% under$6.29 on Aug 30, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High48.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 58in 30 days; 145 in 90
- Sales pace
- 15×the typical Darkness Ablaze card with sales: 145 ungraded in 90 days against 10
- PSA 10 premium
- 11.8×the ungraded price; the typical Darkness Ablaze card with a PSA 10 price: 6.4×
- PSA 10 population
- 1,324of 1,653 PSA graded, count of Nov 10, 2026
- Population change
- +12graded, +7 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
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- Number
- 2/189
- Set code
- DAA
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VMAX
- Card type
- All Butterfree VMAX cards
- Released
- Aug 14, 2020
- Pokémon
- Butterfree
- Pokédex no.
- #0012
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Printings
- Holofoil
- Every Butterfree PSA 10All Butterfree cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- Darkness Ablaze checklistAll 201 cards with prices
- All Butterfree cards25 English cards
- Most valuable Butterfree cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable Darkness Ablaze cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Darkness Ablaze chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- Sword & Shield eraSets and chase cards from February 2020 on
- 2020 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2020, with prices
Cite this price
Butterfree VMAX 2/189 (Darkness Ablaze) is worth $5.91 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/darkness-ablaze/butterfree-vmax-2).
Butterfree VMAX 2/189 (Darkness Ablaze) is worth $5.91 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/darkness-ablaze/butterfree-vmax-2).
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