Butterfree 9/18 · Southern Islands

Butterfree is Pokédex #012, generation 1 (Kanto). Butterfree is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Metapod. In this catalog that name is Metapod (#011).

Butterfree sits at 9/18 in Southern Islands, position 9 of 18. Before it is 8 Jigglypuff, and after it is 10 Tentacruel. The set belongs to the Other series. It was released on July 31, 2001. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack Fly lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Butterfree. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage). Rainbow Powder is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The poison scales on its wings are waterproof, allowing this Pokémon to be active even on rainy days."

Butterfree (#012) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Butterfree 33/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Keiko Fukuyama illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Butterfree list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Keiko Fukuyama. I count 19 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Southern Islands set binder is where a full Southern Islands set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Butterfree can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.