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Butterfree V 1/189 — Darkness Ablaze
Butterfree V is card 1/189 from Darkness Ablaze (Sword & Shield, 2020), a Rare Holo V Pokémon card illustrated by Saki Hayashiro.
Butterfree V price
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Card details
- Number
- 1/189
- Rarity
- Rare Holo V
- Card type
- Pokémon · Basic/V
- Energy type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Saki Hayashiro
- Released
- 14 August 2020
About this card
Butterfree V 1/189 is card 1 in Darkness Ablaze (189 numbered cards, plus 12 secret rares). It's one of 14 Rare Holo V cards in the set — 7% of 201. There are 2 English cards named “Butterfree V”. This is the 1st — the first ever printed. Counting every version, Butterfree has 25 English cards. It has 190 HP. Saki Hayashiro illustrated 4 cards in Darkness Ablaze and 41 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
More: every Butterfree V version, rarest first · full Darkness Ablaze list
Is Butterfree V 1/189 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €1.84 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 1/189 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 25 different Butterfree cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Butterfree cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/159 | Butterfree Journey Together · 2025 | Rare | — | |
| 12/165 | Butterfree Scarlet & Violet 151 · 2023 | Uncommon | — | |
| 3/264 | Butterfree Fusion Strike · 2021 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 190/189 | Butterfree VMAX Darkness Ablaze · 2020 | Rare Rainbow | — | |
| 177/189 | Butterfree V Darkness Ablaze · 2020 | Rare Ultra | — | |
| 2/189 | Butterfree VMAX Darkness Ablaze · 2020 | Rare Holo VMAX | — | |
| 3/192 | Butterfree Rebel Clash · 2020 | Rare | — | |
| 3/68 | Butterfree Hidden Fates · 2019 | Rare | — | |
| 4/214 | Butterfree Unbroken Bonds · 2019 | Rare | — | |
| 3/147 | Butterfree Burning Shadows · 2017 | Rare | — | |
| 3/149 | Butterfree Sun & Moon · 2017 | Rare | — | |
| 5/83 | Butterfree Generations · 2016 | Rare Holo | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Butterfree V 1/189 from?
Darkness Ablaze, released 14 August 2020 in the Sword & Shield series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 1/189.
How rare is Butterfree V 1/189?
It's a Rare Holo V — one of 14 cards at that rarity in Darkness Ablaze.
Who illustrated Butterfree V 1/189?
Saki Hayashiro, who has 41 English Pokémon cards credited.
Is Butterfree V 1/189 legal in Standard?
No, not in the 2026–27 Standard format. It can still be played in Expanded if legal there, or casually.
How many Butterfree V cards are there?
2 in English, from Darkness Ablaze (2020) to Darkness Ablaze (2020).
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