Pokémon · Platinum

Mareep

Platinum

Platinum · #82 · Common · 2009

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Market reference

$10.63

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Card facts

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Set position: 82 / 133
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Common
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Flaaffy
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Yuka Morii
Pokédex #: 179
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Mareep

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 3.75 copies on average · 4 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$5.06 · in 4% of decks

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$0.24 · in 3% of decks

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$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Team Rocket's Murkrow

$0.25 · in 2% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:LLightningSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Flaaffy

"Its fluffy coat swells to double when static electricity builds up. Touching it can be shocking."

Minor Errand-Running

Search your deck for a basic Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

LExpand — 10

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Mareep by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Weakness:F+10

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 Mareep

Tournaments scanned

307

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Mareep

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.

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Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$8.25	$11.94	$50.70	$10.63	—
Reverse Holofoil	$22.01	$157.29	$271.99	$20.76	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.20
7-day average	€0.35
30-day average	€0.39
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.49
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.38
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.20
Reverse holo 7-day	€2.98
reverseHoloSell	€3.66
averageSellPrice	€0.44
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.33
Reverse holo trend	€2.86

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Mareep is real?

Mareep 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 Mareep worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mareep is $10.63; 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 Mareep from?

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

What rarity is Mareep?

Mareep is a Common card in the Platinum set.