Dark Flaaffy 33/109 · Team Rocket Returns

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

Dark Flaaffy sits at 33/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 33 of 111. Before it is 32 Dark Dragonair, and after it is 34 Dark Golbat. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Thunder Slash lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Dark Flaaffy can't use Thunder Slash during your next turn. Headbutt is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Lightning Darkness type.

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 is named Flaaffy, while this one is Dark Flaaffy. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Rocket Returns set binder is where a full Team Rocket Returns set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Flaaffy can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.