Character info
The character
Butterfree is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon known as the Butterfly Pokémon, the final evolution of Caterpie and Metapod. It first gained fame as one of Ash Ketchum's original Pokémon in the animated series, memorably released into the wild to find a mate. Butterfree is known for its gentle nature and its ability to seek out honey from flowers, which it carries back to its nest.
This card
This is Butterfree from the 151 set, numbered 012/151 with the set code G 151, printed in 2025 in Simplified Chinese. It is a Master Ball variant with Uncommon rarity, illustrated by Tika Matsuno. The artwork shows Butterfree in flight over an orange orchard with mountains and a river in the background, with the Master Ball symbol visible as a watermark on the card.
How it plays
This Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon has 130 HP and evolves from Metapod. Its first attack, Whirlwind, costs a single Grass energy and does 60 damage while switching the opponent's Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon, chosen by the opponent. Its second attack, Hurricane Shuffle, costs two Colorless energy and shuffles this Pokémon and one of the opponent's chosen Benched Pokémon, along with all cards attached to them, back into their respective decks, then both decks are shuffled; this attack fails if the opponent has no Benched Pokémon. It has a weakness to Fire-type attacks (×2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy.
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