Flaaffy 39/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Flaaffy is 39/124, in position 39 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Mareep, and after it is 40 Ampharos. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Flaaffy is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Flaaffy (#180), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Mareep. In this catalog that name is Mareep (#179). The card lists Ampharos, Ampharos (#181) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Flaaffy (#180) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Flaaffy 34/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

The attack Cotton Guard lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying weakness and resistance). Power Gem is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If its coat becomes fully charged with electricity, its tail lights up. It fires hair that zaps on impact."

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Flaaffy can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.