Flaaffy 56/189 · Darkness Ablaze
Darkness Ablaze is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. Flaaffy is 56/189, in position 56 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 55 Mareep, and after it is 57 Ampharos. 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.
Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 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 Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.
The attack Static Shock lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It stores electricity in its fluffy fleece. If it stores up too much, it will start to go bald in those patches." The regulation mark is D.
I keep a set binder for Darkness Ablaze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Darkness Ablaze 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 56/189
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 14, 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1
- HP
- 90
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex
- Flaaffy (#180)
- Evolves from
- Mareep
- Evolves to
- Ampharos
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- D
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It stores electricity in its fluffy fleece. If it stores up too much, it will start to go bald in those patches.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Flaaffy from?
Darkness Ablaze, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189.
What is the collector number?
56/189. It is entry 56 of 201 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Tomokazu Komiya. The catalog lists 248 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Uncommon.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Flaaffy #180, generation 2 (Johto).
What regulation mark is printed?
D.
Which attacks are printed?
Static Shock (40).