Is Flaaffy Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Flaaffy building toward Ampharos from a transfer import. The Electric mid-stage that Sinnoh doesn't need because Shinx is standing right there on Route 202.
Roark's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Gardenia's typing presses Flaaffy's defenses.
Flaaffy trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Flaaffy has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Ampharos resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Mareep
Catch Mareep in Valley Windworks (Poké Radar, Lv 7-9, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 28ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 32BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Iron Island
- LV 41RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 46ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Mareep to Flaaffy
Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at Level 15. Your Mareep should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 31ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 53ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Flaaffy to Ampharos
Flaaffy evolves into Ampharos at Level 30. Your Flaaffy should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 34ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 68ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Flaaffy in Diamond & Pearl
Flaaffy chains off the Poke Radar on one route, common but sitting high at level 41. The steep level makes it more of a postgame catch, so most players just evolve a Mareep along the way.
1 location to catch Flaaffy1 location to catch Mareep
Badge 7Catch Mareep at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 15 — it evolves into Flaaffy.
Badge 1Where To Catch Flaaffy in DP
Available earlier: catch Mareep (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 15. Wild Flaaffy first appears at Route 222 (after Badge 7).
- Step 3Evolve into AmpharosBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Mareep egg.
Bring the right balls: check Flaaffy catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Flaaffy in Diamond & Pearl
Flaaffy turns up on Route 222, so a steady PokeRadar chain in that grass yields its shiny with patience. Compare Shiny Flaaffy odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Flaaffy Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Flaaffy in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Flaaffy Weakness
Flaaffy is weak to Ground. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Flaaffy Weak Against
Good
Flaaffy Evolutions
Flaaffy is the middle stage between Mareep and Ampharos. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 145 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Flaaffy to get Mareep eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Charge, Flatter and 6 more.
DP Flaaffy Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk is functional for special Electric attacks, but 45 Speed means going last against everything. The moveset is a weaker version of Ampharos. Ampharos brings the Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Flaaffy best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunder
- Hidden Power Dragon
- Power Gem
- Signal Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Flaaffy gets Body Slam and Charge exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Bug coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Thunder and Thunderbolt.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
28 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
If its coat becomes fully charged with electricity, its tail lights up. It fires hair that zaps on impact.
Flaaffy Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Flaaffy does the job early-game if you need a Electric type on your team. Evolve it into Ampharos before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Diamond & Pearl, Flaaffy plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Thunder is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Flaaffy. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Flaaffy first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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