Look past the front-of-card pokemon and Butterfree is there — 5 times across the TCG, drawn between 2001 and 2024. Mitsuhiro Arita, Tomokazu Komiya and chibi's work shows up most often.
These cameos cluster in Celebrations most heavily; Mitsuhiro Arita accounts for 1 of the appearances.
5 cards with Butterfree in the background spanning 2001–2024, with art by Mitsuhiro Arita, Tomokazu Komiya, chibi and more.
Butterfree appears as a background cameo across 5 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2001–2024 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.