Butterfree

Butterfree

Butterfree appears in the English print of HeartGold & SoulSilver, released on February 10, 2010. Butterfree is a rare rarity and 120 HP. The HeartGold & SoulSilver set contains 124 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Tomokazu Komiya.

Collector Insights

Butterfree is a Grass-type Pokémon with 120 HP, featuring two distinct attacks. Its first ability, Cure Powder, requires 1 Grass energy to remove 3 damage counters from all of the player’s Pokémon. The second attack, Whirlwind, costs 1 Grass and 2 Colorless energy to deal 60 damage and force the opponent to switch their defending Pokémon with one from their bench. Butterfree has a resistance to Fighting-type attacks, reducing damage by 20, but is weak to Lightning-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s flavor text describes water-repellent powder on its wings, allowing it to collect honey even during heavy rain. It belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in February 2010, and is classified as a Rare card. The artwork is credited to artist Tomokazu Komiya, and it is numbered 16 in the set. This card emphasizes Butterfree’s utility through its healing and disruption abilities.

Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heaviest of rains.

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