Flaaffy

Flaaffy in the anime: Molly's first battler

Flaaffy first appeared in the movie Spell of the Unown: Entei as one of the illusory Pokémon Molly Hale conjures; it was her first Pokémon against Brock and beat his Zubat with Thunder Shock. In Advanced Generation, Sullivan's Flaaffy, nicknamed Hannah, tries to weaken the giant Whiscash Nero in Whiscash and Ash, and Mariah's Flaaffy in A Chip Off the Old Brock is the love interest of Brock's Marshtomp.

Flaaffy on cards: Neo Genesis, Dark Flaaffy and Flaaffy δ

Flaaffy's first card is an Uncommon in Neo Genesis (2000) by Ken Sugimori. Neo Destiny (2002) printed Dark Flaaffy, one of the Team Rocket-raised Dark Pokémon, and Team Rocket Returns (2004) brought Dark Flaaffy back as a Lightning and Darkness dual type. Dragon Frontiers (2006) added Flaaffy δ, printed as a Colorless type; Delta Species Pokémon carry a type other than their usual one while keeping their normal Weakness, and Dragon Frontiers was the last set to print them.

In the Sword & Shield era, Flaaffy's Dynamotor Ability, which attaches a Lightning Energy from the discard pile to a Benched Pokémon, appeared on several cards, including a Secret Rare in Fusion Strike (#280) and a Trainer Gallery card in Silver Tempest (#TG03). Our catalog lists 32 Flaaffy cards across 30 sets, 21 of them Uncommon.

Cards to know

• Flaaffy (Neo Genesis #34)

  Flaaffy's first card, an Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Dark Flaaffy (Neo Destiny #34)

  Flaaffy as one of Neo Destiny's Team Rocket-raised Dark Pokémon.

• Dark Flaaffy (Team Rocket Returns #33)

  A second Dark Flaaffy, this one a Lightning and Darkness dual type.

• Flaaffy δ (Dragon Frontiers #30)

  A Delta Species Flaaffy printed as a Colorless type, from the last set to feature Delta Species.

• Flaaffy (Fusion Strike #280)

  A Secret Rare printing of the Dynamotor Flaaffy.