Flaaffy 42/181 · Team Up

Team Up is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 1, 2019. The printed size is 181. This checklist is longer, at 198 cards. Flaaffy is 42/181, in position 42 of 198 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Mareep, and after it is 43 Ampharos-GX. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Flaaffy is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 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.

Shibuzoh. illustrated this card. The same name is on 100 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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shibuzoh. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

The attack Electric Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Shock Bolt is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Discard all Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. 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 Team Up, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Up 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.