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Butterfree #038 Expedition Base Set Price

Expedition Base Set · #038

Butterfree (Expedition Base Set #038) is worth $31.41 raw as of October 12, 2026, up 5.7% over the last 30 days.

Butterfree #038 — Expedition Base Set Pokémon card illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki

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About the artwork

A large blue Butterfree with white wings flies prominently in the foreground, its red eyes visible. A smaller white butterfly flutters behind it, near a whimsical village of colorful, pointed-roof buildings. The background features broad, abstract swaths of pink, orange, and light blue.

Stylized cartoon with abstract elementsWhimsicalPlayfulDreamyVibrant

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Card details
Number038
RarityRare
FinishNormal
TypePokémon
CharacterButterfree
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Price history

Price history (TCGplayer median, ~180 days)

Graded prices

Butterfree #038 price, trend & prediction

Butterfree #038 (Normal, Rare) from Expedition Base Set (2002) has a market price of $31.41 raw as of October 12, 2026, the TCGplayer market price for this exact printing. For context, the median Expedition Base Set card is $38.36; this one ranks #178 of 324 priced printings. Over the last 30 days the price has edged up (+5.7%), +38.6% over 90 days. Its 180-day range is $15.52 to $31.41 — it is trading near the top of that range.

Graded copies of Butterfree sell for more than raw. A PSA 10 has a recent sale median of $149.00, about 4.6× the raw price (2 recent sales) — thin data, treat as indicative. Other grades we track: PSA 8 at $41.25, CGC 9 at $29.00. Graded medians come from recent eBay sold listings and refresh daily.

Butterfree #038 price prediction: if recent momentum continues, the 30-day trend for this card is upward. Momentum is pointing up: the price is higher across the windows we track (+5.7% over 30 days, +0.6% over 7 days, +38.6% over 90 days). This is a read of past price moves, not a model forecast and not investment advice — see the forecast methodology and public accuracy scoreboard for how our ML outlooks are built and scored.

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