Is Flaaffy Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Stronger than Mareep and carries the Electric role comfortably through mid-Johto. Evolves into Ampharos at 30, which is right around Mahogany Town.
Falkner's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Flaaffy trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Ampharos's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Ampharos's defenses.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ampharos resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Mareep
Catch Mareep on Route 32 (walking, Lv 6, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 9ElectricThunder ShockPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Moomoo Farm
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 37ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM07ElectricZap CannonPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Gift from the Power Plant manager after returning the Machine Part
Evolve Mareep to Flaaffy
Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at Level 15. Your Mareep should hit Level 15 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM41ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 45ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM07ElectricZap CannonPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Gift from the Power Plant manager after returning the Machine Part
Evolve Flaaffy to Ampharos
Flaaffy evolves into Ampharos at Level 30. Your Flaaffy should hit Level 30 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- After Lt. Surge
- TM07ElectricZap CannonPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Gift from the Power Plant manager after returning the Machine Part
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- LV 57ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Flaaffy in Gold & Silver
Flaaffy turns up wild at a couple of mid-game spots in the mid teens, or you simply raise a Mareep to 15. With Mareep so common early, most trainers evolve into this one rather than hunt it down.
2 locations to catch Flaaffy3 locations to catch Mareep
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Catch Mareep at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 15 — it evolves into Flaaffy.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Flaaffy in GS
Available earlier: catch Mareep (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 15. Wild Flaaffy first appears at Route 42 (after Badge 4).
- Step 2Flaaffy ✓Route 43Lv.15-17GrassRate 40%DayRoute 43Lv.15GrassRate 30%Morning/nightRoute 42Lv.15-17GrassRate 10%or evolve from Mareep (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into AmpharosBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Goldenrod Pokemon Day Care to receive a Mareep egg.
Bring the right balls: check Flaaffy catch odds in the Gold & Silver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Flaaffy in Gold & Silver
Flaaffy roams wild on just two routes in Gold and Silver, 42 and 43, but a shiny Mareep leveled to 15 reaches the same sparkle without the route grind. Compare Shiny Flaaffy odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Flaaffy Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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 Gold & Silver 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
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 plenty of partners 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 66 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Reflect, Safeguard and 3 more.
GS Flaaffy Best Moveset
Middle-stage Electric with improved Sp. Atk heading toward Ampharos. MoveThunderbolt hits modestly. Evolve for the stat line that makes Electric TermStab competitive.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Fire Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Thunder Wave
- Tackle
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Flaaffy gets Body Slam and Reflect exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Fighting coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Zap Cannon and Thunder.
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.
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
21 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
As a result of storing too much electricity, it developed patches where even downy wool won’t grow.
Its fluffy fleece easily stores electricity. Its rubbery hide keeps it from being electrocuted.
Flaaffy Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Flaaffy plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
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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