How much is a PSA 10 Butterfree 38/165 worth?

A PSA 10 Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Base Set is worth about $276; PSA 9 about $49.20, PSA 8 about $39.35, PSA 7 about $39.00. That is about 11× the ungraded value.

How often does Butterfree 38/165 sell?

Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Base Set recorded 74 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (30 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $276 for a PSA 10 copy on Oct 12, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

The most valuable card in Expedition Base Set is Charizard 6/165, at about $2,400 ungraded. Butterfree 38/165 ranks 61st of 165.

What set is Butterfree 38/165 from?

Butterfree 38/165 is from the English Pokémon TCG set Expedition Base Set, released Sep 15, 2002, in the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Rare.

What is Butterfree 38/165 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Butterfree 38/165 is about $26.07 ungraded near mint (58 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $49.20 (1 sale); PSA 10 about $276 (15 sales).

Which printing of Butterfree 38/165 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?

Butterfree 38/165 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $34.85 ungraded, Reverse Holo $38.37 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere.

Rare2002Wizards of the Coast era

ButterfreeExpedition Base Set 38/165 price & value

Name: Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Base Set
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: ecard1-38

Japanese prints: 16 Japanese Butterfree cards are listed, $0.26 to $200 ungraded.

Butterfree 38/165, Expedition Base Set Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$26.07

down −9.6%4 weeks · Steady

High confidence

Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.

58 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
31 sales on record listed as near mint
Typical sales within ±17% of the figure
Last sale Nov 10, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity88/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 19 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 58 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $49.20PSA 10 $276

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People ask about this card

What is Butterfree 38/165 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Butterfree 38/165 is about $26.07 ungraded near mint (58 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $49.20 (1 sale); PSA 10 about $276 (15 sales). Every grade’s price.
Which printing of Butterfree 38/165 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?: Butterfree 38/165 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $34.85 ungraded, Reverse Holo $38.37 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere. Printings compared.

Price history

Butterfree 38/165 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $11.39 on Nov 11, 2025, $26.07 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $11.39, highest $30.11.

Now: $26.07
4 weeks: −9.6%
90 days: +14%
1 year: +134%
Highest, 1Y: $30.11
Lowest, 1Y: $11.39

Recorded history starts May 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 38/165 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	$26.07	down −8.3%
October 2026	$28.43	up +1.5%
September 2026	$28.02	up +1.0%
August 2026	$27.73	up +32%
July 2026	$21.08	–
May 2026	$20.69	up +27%
April 2026	$16.25	down −4.6%
March 2026	$17.03	up +19%
February 2026	$14.32	down −5.8%
January 2026	$15.21	down −3.6%
December 2025	$15.78	up +39%
November 2025	$11.39	down −0.1%

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Recent verified sales

Latest 69

RawButterfree 38/165 Expedition Regular Pokemon TCG Card Rare 2002Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $20.00
CGC 102002 Pokemon Expedition #38 Butterfree CGC 10 GEM MINTNov 10, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $66.65
RawButterfree 38/165 Rare Expedition Base Set Pokemon LPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $38.06asking
RawButterfree 038/165 Expedition Base Set Regular LP++Nov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $19.99asking
RawPokémon TCG Butterfree 38/165 Expedition Non HoloNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $26.58asking
RawButterfree - 38/165 - 2002 Expedition - Non Holo Rare - E-Reader - LPNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $14.99
RawPokemon TCG Butterfree 38/165 Expedition e-Reader RareNov 5, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Auction · View listing · $56.00
RawButterfree 038/165 Expedition Base Set RegularNov 5, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $13.46asking
PSA 82002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #38 BUTTERFREE PSA 8Nov 2, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $71.99asking
RawNintendo Pokémon TCG Butterfree Expedition 38/165 Regular Rare EN 2002Nov 1, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Auction · View listing · $13.39
CGC 9Tarjeta Pokémon rara CGC 9 COMO NUEVA Butterfree 38/165 Expedition no holográficNov 1, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $60.52
PSA 92002 Pokemon Expedition #38/165 Butterfree PSA 9 MINTOct 21, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $69.00
CGC 9Tarjeta Pokémon rara CGC 9 COMO NUEVA Butterfree 38/165 Expedition no holográficOct 19, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $60.50
PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Butterfree #38 PSA 10 GEM MINTOct 12, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $276
PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Butterfree #38 PSA 10 GEM MINTSep 21, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $186
PSA 102002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #38 BUTTERFREE PSA 10Sep 19, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $305) · View listing · $270
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #48200740Sep 5, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$200
PSA 10Butterfree Rare Pokemon Card e-Expedition 38/165 ARK CGC BGS PSA 10Aug 19, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $222
PSA 92002 Pokemon Expedition #38 Butterfree PSA 9 MINTAug 17, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $46.50
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #154313122Aug 12, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$180
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #41442753Jul 22, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$176
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #73789797Jun 30, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$50.00
PSA 9Sold via Fanatics Collect · PSA cert #159237854Jun 22, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Auction · View listing$49.20
PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #120942628Apr 5, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$239
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #123724211Oct 16, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$26.01
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #123724210Oct 16, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$27.00
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #103930591Oct 10, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$27.00
PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #61406837Sep 9, 2025 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$26.99

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Butterfree 38/165 price by grade

Butterfree 38/165: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$26.07Last $20.00 · Nov 10, 2026	down −9.6%	19High liquidity. High	$20.00Nov 10, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 1010.6× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$276Last $276 · Oct 12, 2026	up +1.6%	1Low liquidity. Low	$276Oct 12, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 91.9× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$49.20Last $69.00 · Oct 21, 2026	0.0%	0.7Medium liquidity. Medium	$69.00Oct 21, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
PSA 81.5× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$39.35Last $25.49 · Aug 17, 2026	up +15%	2Medium liquidity. Medium	$25.49Aug 17, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 71.5× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$39.00Last $29.00 · Feb 9, 2026	up +61%	No recent sales	$29.00Feb 9, 2026Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
CGC 10Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$33.60Last $66.65 · Nov 10, 2026	–	0.7Medium liquidity. Medium	$66.65Nov 10, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.

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

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If it gets a PSA 10: +$132
If it gets a PSA 9: −$64.93
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $124at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: PSA 10 only
Historical PSA 10 rate: 42%

Against selling raw at $26.07, 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 172 copies; 72 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 172; +5 in 4 weeks
PSA 10: 72; no change in 4 weeks
PSA 9: 56; +2 in 4 weeks
Historical PSA 10 rate: 42%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 93% of the Expedition Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	172	72	56	42%
CGC	103	34	28	33%
BGS	5	0	2	–

PSA graded: 172
10s: 72
10s share: 42%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 42%

Every PSA grade (7)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	72	42%
9	56	33%
8	29	17%
7	8	4.7%
6	5	2.9%
5	1	0.58%
1	1	0.58%

PSA’s count of Nov 5, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded: 103
10s: 34
10s share: 33%
Historical CGC gem rate: 33%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (10)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	34	33%
9.5	7	6.8%
9	28	27%
8.5	14	14%
8	10	9.7%
7.5	2	1.9%
7	4	3.9%
6.5	1	0.97%
5.5	2	1.9%
5	1	0.97%

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: 5
10s: 0
10s share: –
Historical Beckett gem rate: –; Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s

Every Beckett grade (2)

Beckett population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
9.5	3	60%
9	2	40%

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.

PSA’s population report of Nov 9, 2026; changes are since Sep 28, 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 15 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

About this card

Butterfree is card 38 of 165 in the Expedition Base Set price guide, a set released in September 2002 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Rare. The artwork is by Sumiyoshi Kizuki. In the checklist it sits after Blastoise 37/165 and before Charizard 39/165.

It is the 61st most valuable of the 165 priced cards in Expedition Base Set, behind Charizard 6/165 (see the most valuable Expedition Base Set cards).

It is one of 25 English Butterfree cards, and ranks 4th 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 (−9.6% on 7-day averages), on 58 ungraded sales in 90 days.

A PSA 10 is valued at 11× the ungraded price ($276 against $26.07), and a PSA 9 at $49.20.

PSA has graded 172 copies, 72 of them PSA 10 (42%). 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: −9.6%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: +14%ungraded, between 7-day averages
1 year: +134%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 13% under$30.45 on Oct 23, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
Liquidity: High19.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
Ungraded sold: 25in 30 days; 58 in 90
PSA 10 premium: 10.6×the ungraded price; the typical Expedition Base Set card with a PSA 10 price: 21.7×
PSA 10 population: 72of 172 PSA graded, count of Nov 5, 2026
Population change: +5graded, 0 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026

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Printings compared

Non-Holo · this pageNothing on the front shines.$34.85 ungraded
Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$38.37 ungraded

Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere.

Card details

Set: Expedition Base Set
Number: 38/165
Set code: EX
Rarity: Rare
Released: Sep 15, 2002
Era: Wizards of the Coast
Pokémon: Butterfree
Pokédex no.: #0012
Illustrator: Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Printings: Non-holo, Reverse holo

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