In Black & White, Flaaffy isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Ampharos to unlock its full potential. At 365 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Flaaffy weak to?

In Black & White, Flaaffy's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Flaaffy?

In Black & White, Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at level 15. Flaaffy evolves into Ampharos at level 30. Flaaffy is a middle-stage evolution in the Mareep line.

What role does Flaaffy play in battle?

In Black & White, Flaaffy fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

Flaaffy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Flaaffy's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Speed trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack55

Defense55

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def60

Speed45

Total365

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight13.3 kg

Base XP128

Abilities

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

PlusHA

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

If its coat becomes fully charged with electricity, its tail lights up. It fires hair that zaps on impact.

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.

Flaaffy Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score+1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Flaaffy in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Garchomp can KO Flaaffy with Earthquake (189-222%). Gliscor threatens a KO with Earthquake (120-141%).

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB Swords Dance Stealth Rock Damage vs Flaaffy Earthquake 2x 189-222%KO Outrage 113-133%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Flaaffy Earthquake 2x 120-141%KO View Gliscor builds →

Black & White Evolution

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

3 Forms

#179Mareep

Level 15

#180Flaaffy

Level 30

#181Ampharos

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Mareep

Electric

Flaaffy

Electric

Ampharos

Electric

70+15

90+20

ATK

55+15

75+20

DEF

55+15

85+30

SP.ATK

80+15

115+35

SP.DEF

60+15

90+30

SPE

45+10

55+10

BST

280D-Tier

365D-Tier+85

510C-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Flaaffy to get Mareep eggs easily using 181 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include After You, Agility, Body Slam and 7 more.

Egg Groups

GroundMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Flaaffy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Flaaffy gets After You and Agility 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 5

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 10

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 14

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 20

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 25

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 31

Electro Ball

——10010Electric

Lv 36

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

Lv 42

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 47

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Lv 53

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 59

Power Gem

C7010020Rock

Lv 65

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM72

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

TM93

Wild Charge

C9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

After You

———15Normal

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Charge

D——20Electric

Egg

Flatter

——10015Dark

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Flaaffy can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Flaaffy in Black & White

No wild encounters for Flaaffy. The 2-stage line runs through Mareep, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 15 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Flaaffy in Black & White

Step 1Catch Mareep
White Forest
Grass Lv.5 Forest
UncommonEarly
Any
Train until Level 15
Step 2Flaaffy ✓

Flaaffy Guide

In Black & White, Flaaffy isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Ampharos to unlock its full potential. At 365 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Black & White, Flaaffy's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Black & White, Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at level 15. Flaaffy evolves into Ampharos at level 30. Flaaffy is a middle-stage evolution in the Mareep line.
Static is the go-to ability for Flaaffy. It has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact. Its hidden ability Plus can work in specific setups.
In Black & White, Flaaffy fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

Game Availability

Flaaffy first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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