Flaaffy 55/203 · Evolving Skies

Flaaffy is Pokédex #180, generation 2 (Johto). Flaaffy is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 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 55/203 in Evolving Skies, position 55 of 237. Before it is 54 Mareep, and after it is 56 Ampharos. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dynamotor is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. The attack Electro Ball lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. 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 E.

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 OKACHEKE illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads OKACHEKE. I count 59 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolving Skies set binder is where a full Evolving Skies 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.