The 2000 Pokémon Base Set 2 Butterfree Uncommon card (#34) is a classic Stage 2 Grass-type featuring Whirlwind and Mega Drain abilities.
2000 • Pokémon • Base Set 2
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The catalog profile below summarizes the card identity, featured subject, and notable collectible traits.
The core identity of the card within the set.
The subject, team, league, and sport context tied to this card.
Featured
Butterfree
Game
Pokémon
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Uncommon
Kagemaru Himeno
Card Stock
English
70
Grass
Stage 2
28
Metapod
Fire ×2
Fighting -30
12
Abilities, attacks, oracle text, and flavor text printed on the card.
Attack: Whirlwind (20)
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Attack: Mega Drain (40)
Remove a number of damage counters from Butterfree equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Butterfree has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
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