# Flaaffy #77/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Flaaffy is a mid-evolution Gen II Lightning type with a soft spot among Johto fans, and Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the franchise's earliest and most recognized illustrators, signed this one. As an Uncommon in Expedition it was a middling pull, so demand rests on nostalgia and Arita's name. At an $11 modelled guide, up 11% over 30 days on 29 copies traded, with 200 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.09 out of Chaos Rising; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 77/165 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Mareep |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Headbutt | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Thunder Jolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If tails, Flaaffy does 20 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Fighting x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Flaaffy #180](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/flaaffy) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$10.77** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- Floor delivered ask: $10.78 — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z
- Quant score: 66/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-21T22:49:06.626Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T09:13:08.598Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-27T20:02:58.548Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-26T00:47:51.627Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-27T20:02:58.548Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:52:19.654Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/flaaffy-77)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-77%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)