Flaaffy 77/214 · Lost Thunder

Flaaffy is Pokédex #180, generation 2 (Johto). Flaaffy is a Stage 1 Lightning 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.

Flaaffy sits at 77/214 in Lost Thunder, position 77 of 240. Before it is 76 Mareep, and after it is 78 Ampharos. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Signal Beam lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. 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."

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 Mizue illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Thunder set binder is where a full Lost Thunder 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). I still need this card.