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Butterfree [Blue Back] #12
SetJapanese Topsun
Year1997
Ungraded
$11.00−$1.99
36 sales · last Jul 22, 2026
PSA 3
$10.50
1 sales · last Dec 15, 2024
PSA 4
$26.91
1 sales · last May 12, 2024
PSA 5
$23.00
5 sales · last Jun 19, 2026
PSA 6
$21.60
3 sales · last Oct 13, 2025
PSA 7
$26.50
4 sales · last Feb 18, 2026
PSA 8
$39.99−$17.76
7 sales · last Jul 27, 2026
PSA 9
$40.80+$7.68
6 sales · last Mar 2, 2026
CGC 9
$38.40
3 sales · last Mar 6, 2026
PSA 10
$325.00−$75.00
7 sales · last Jul 16, 2026
CGC 10
$234.30
2 sales · last Mar 28, 2026
Butterfree [Blue Back] #12 price guide
Butterfree [Blue Back] #12 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Topsun expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 75 recorded sales for this card across 11 grade tiers, 2 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $325.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $11.00. The top grade commands 30× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $2,800.00 (PSA 10, Oct 3, 2025). 3 listings are live right now with asks from $23.00.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($11.00) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
1.0×
$10.50
PSA 4
2.4×
$26.91
PSA 5
2.1×
$23.00
PSA 6
2.0×
$21.60
PSA 7
2.4×
$26.50
PSA 8
3.6×
$39.99
PSA 9
3.7×
$40.80
CGC 9
3.5×
$38.40
PSA 10
30×
$325.00
CGC 10
21×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 5 | Pokemon: Butterfree Topsun Japanese 1995 Blue Back #012 - Vintage PSA 5 gang_r33n | eBay | 4mo ago | $23.00↗ |
| PSA 9 | Pokemon Card JPN Butterfree PSA 9 Mint, Topsun Blue Back #12, Top Seika 1997 choice.collectibles | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1 | $2.79 | $2.79 |
| PSA 8 | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | PSA 8 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Topsun Blue Back Butterfree #12 PSA 8 NM-MT | — | $24.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ungraded | Butterfree DPBP#012 Dawn Dash DP4 MP Japanese Pokémon TCG Card↗ | eBay | $2.79 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | PSA 10 | PSA 10 Butterfree Japanese Topsun VS 1998 No 012 Pokemon Hitmonchan LOW POP↗ | eBay | $200.00 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Ungraded | Butterfree No.012 Topsun Pokémon Card Rare Blue Back 1995 Japanese MP↗ | eBay | $13.73 |
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