Butterfree VMAX #2 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 30 Aug 2026Related Butterfree VMAX & chase cards
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Butterfree VMAX #2 is one of the quieter gems from the 2020 Darkness Ablaze set, a Holo Rare VMAX brought to life by illustrator aky CG Works with that soft, dreamy art style the set is known for. It's not the flashiest VMAX out there, but collectors who grew up with Bulbasaur's evolution line tend to have a soft spot for it. If you're digging into Butterfree VMAX value, the short answer is that it sits at a modest but stable price point, with raw copies going for $6 and graded gem mint copies climbing considerably higher.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $5.48, up 47% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.63 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Butterfree VMAX
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Butterfree VMAX price at every grade
Market value at each grade. The population is hidden: PriceCharting shows the same counts for another card, so we cannot tell which card they belong to.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $54 | - |
| PSA 9 | $16 | - |
| PSA 8 | $12 | - |
| PSA 7 | $10 | - |
| PSA 6 | $7.50 | - |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | - |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.48 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 2 of 201
- Rarity
- Holo Rare VMAX
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 300
- Stage
- VMAX
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 0
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2020
Attacks
- G-Max Toxbreeze150Grass · Grass · Colorless
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
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The collector's take on Butterfree VMAX
Is Butterfree VMAX worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown on Butterfree VMAX price by grade: a raw copy runs about $6, a Grade 9 sits around $25, and a PSA 10 sells for $60, which works out to roughly 9.9 times the raw price. That's a real jump, and it's tempting to send off every copy you own hoping for gem mint. But grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your card comes back a 10. Corners, centering, and surface wear on VMAX cards can be sneaky, especially with the holo pattern hiding scratches until they're under a grading light. If your copy looks genuinely sharp in hand with clean edges and centering, grading can make sense. If it's a little soft around the corners, you might be better off enjoying it raw or trading it as is.
Where can you pull Butterfree VMAX?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Butterfree VMAX pulled 15 times across sites including mnstr, lastpack, collector-crypt, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $53. It's shown up in packs like Pack 1, starter, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one specifically, starter-style packs seem to be where it surfaces most. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble no matter what site you're on, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid in.
Questions people ask
Is Butterfree VMAX worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is clean. The jump from $6 raw to $60 for a PSA 10 is about 9.9 times the value, but gem mint grades aren't guaranteed and grading has real cost and risk attached. Check your centering and edges closely before deciding.
What set is Butterfree VMAX from?+
Butterfree VMAX #2 is from Darkness Ablaze, released in 2020. It's a Holo Rare VMAX illustrated by aky CG Works, part of the same set that introduced several fan favorite VMAX cards that year.
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