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Butterfree

Neo Discovery / #19/75

Butterfree

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Neo Discovery
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Source reference
neo2-19

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Butterfree travels through meadows in search of nectar and carries it to its nest on the hairs of its legs. Its wings also help repel threats: by beating them rapidly, it scatters toxic powder. This protection even allows it to fly in rain. The Pokédex credits it with still more attentive behaviour: when a bird attacks a Caterpie, Butterfree may intervene by covering the attacker in its scales.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Butterfree’s large eyes are not simple surfaces. Close observation reveals that they consist of a multitude of small eyes, explains Pokémon Sun. This anatomical detail belongs to an insect that must spot flowers, rivals and dangers during flight.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Metapod
Pokédex number
12
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.

Attacks

Magic Dust

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now either Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned (your choice).

Hyper Reverse

Cost: Grass · Grass · Colorless

Does 10 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon. After doing damage, remove a number of damage counters from Butterfree equal to the amount of damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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