Mareep (HeartGold & SoulSilver 73)

Mareep   メリープ Merriep

Illus. Masakazu Fukuda

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Mareep Type Lightning HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 73/123 Japanese expansion HeartGold Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 031/070 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 037/L-P Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Raichu Half Deck English card no. 13/30 Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Raichu Half Deck English card no. 20/30 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mareep.

Mareep (Japanese: メリープ Merriep) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

Static Electricity せいでんき

Search your deck for a number of Energy cards up to the number of Mareep in play (both yours and your opponent's) and attach them to Mareep. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Ram ぶつかる 20

Pokédex data

Mareep - Wool Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
179	2'00" (0.6 m)	17.2 lbs. (7.8 kg)
Pokédex entry
If static electricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.
からだに せいでんきが たまると たいもうが いつもの 2ばいほどに ふくらむ。 さわると しびれる。

Release information

This card was released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion, first originating from the Japanese HeartGold Collection. In Japan, it was reprinted as one of the L-P Promotional cards and was awarded to those who won in Pokémon Center Card Free Battle events held at Pokémon Centers during the Autumn of 2009, along with five other cards. This card featured a generic Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right of the illustration window. Winners could only select one of the six cards available at each event. It was later reprinted in the Raichu Half Deck of the HS Trainer Kit.

Trivia

Origin

Static Electricity's Japanese name is that of Static, an Ability in the Pokémon games that Mareep can have. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon HeartGold.

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