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Flaaffy

Platinum

Platinum · #48 · Uncommon · 2009

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 48 / 133
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Mareep
Evolves to: Ampharos
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Pokédex #: 180
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Bench Damage
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Flaaffy plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Tail Code) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Mareep; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Flaaffy

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 3.4 copies on average · 5 decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: MareepEvolves to: Ampharos

"If its coat becomes fully charged with electricity, its tail lights up. It fires hair that zaps on impact."

LSpark — 10

Does 10 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

LCTail Code — 30

Move an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon.

Weakness:F+20

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Flaaffy

Tournaments scanned

305

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Flaaffy

1Other
1 deck

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.50	$0.95	$19.66	$1.26	—
Reverse Holofoil	$3.93	$15.99	$77.00	$3.69	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.10
7-day average	€0.32
30-day average	€0.31
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.30
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€0.30
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.32
reverseHoloSell	€2.50
averageSellPrice	€0.31
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.28
Reverse holo trend	€1.18

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Flaaffy is real?

Flaaffy is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Flaaffy worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Flaaffy is $1.26; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Flaaffy from?

Flaaffy is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Flaaffy?

Flaaffy is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.