Is Flaaffy Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Mareep evolves at level 15. AbilityStatic for contact paralysis. Flaaffy contributes through the mid-game with growing special Attack. Ampharos at 30 is close and worth the wait.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Flaaffy has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Flaaffy has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with 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 Sabrina's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Ampharos resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
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, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 28ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 32BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 41RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 46ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
Evolve Mareep to Flaaffy
Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at Level 15. Your Mareep should hit Level 15 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 31ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 36BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 53ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
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
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 34ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 68ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Flaaffy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wild Flaaffy keeps to a couple of mid-game Johto routes, sitting common by day and thinning out at other hours. Already caught a Mareep? Evolving it at level 15 saves you the search entirely.
2 locations to catch Flaaffy4 locations to catch Mareep
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7Catch Mareep at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 15 — it evolves into Flaaffy.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Flaaffy in HGSS
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 Ampharos
Bring the right balls: check Flaaffy catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Flaaffy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Flaaffy wanders Route 42 and Route 43, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Flaaffy odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Flaaffy Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
HGSS Flaaffy Best Moveset
Special Electric damage improves to 80 Sp. Atk, but 45 Speed still anchors the moveset in place. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Functional mid-stage that needs Ampharos's 115 Sp. Atk. Ampharos brings the power this line needs.
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
All 21 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, Flaaffy plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Thunder is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
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
Winds & Waves
Explore