Flaaffy SWSH122/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Flaaffy is SWSH122/307, in position 122 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH121 Marnie, and after it is SWSH123 Galarian Articuno. The listed rarity is Promo.

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.

Pani Kobayashi illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 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. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Pani Kobayashi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Flaaffy list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos 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.