A Collector's Field Notes on Mareep Pokémon Cards
Your complete Mareep Pokémon card guide: standout artwork, key sets, ability highlights, and binder strategy for every collector.
2024-05-01
Popularity Rank: #111
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #103
2019 survey: #111
#111 / 1025
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Mareep
Wool Pokémon
If static elec tricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.
Pokédex details
Height
0.6 m
Weight
7.8 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
235 / 255
Generation
Gen II
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
White
Habitat
Grassland
Shape
Quadruped
Egg groups
Monster, Ground
What makes Mareep so likeable
Quick read on why Mareep clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- From its Bulbapedia summary: it evolves into Flaaffy starting at level 15, which evolves into Ampharos starting at level 30.
- Clean, pale colouring — Mareep photographs beautifully beside pastel sleeves.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Mareep feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Mareep from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Chaos Rising
Common
SVP Black Star Promos
None
Destined Rivals
Common
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Scarlet & Violet
Common
Evolving Skies
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Team Up
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
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Laying out a Mareep page that photographs well
Binder geometry for Mareep: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Mareep #82 (Platinum) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Mareep an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Mareep #75 (Lost Thunder) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Mareep binder page.
Mareep #38 (Dragons Exalted) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.
Mareep #63 (Call of Legends) is a reliable choice for any Mareep binder — good value and classic artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Mareep mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Mareep chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Platinum
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
Dragons Exalted
Common
Call of Legends
Common
Chaos Rising
Common
SVP Black Star Promos
None
Destined Rivals
Common
Right page
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Scarlet & Violet
Common
Evolving Skies
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Start with a background that echoes Mareep's electric, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Mareep
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Mareep
Scene wallpaper — Mareep
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Mareep
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- Photograph the Mareep page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #179 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Mareep (メリープ) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- Electric typings give artists a built-in palette — when two Mareep cards clash, it's usually because lighting diverged, not because the species lacks identity.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Mareep. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Mareep — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
55
Attack
40
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
45
Speed
35
Total: 280
Players file Mareep around tier "LC" while Ability Static (Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-electric Mareep spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Plus is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Mareep — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Mareep, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
If static elec tricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.
Its fleece grows continually. In the summer, the fleece is fully shed, but it grows back in a week.
It stores lots of air in its soft fur, allowing it to stay cool in summer and warm in winter.
Canon tags Mareep as the Wool Pokémon, a creature of grassland habitats, and known for white colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Mareep, Flaaffy, and Ampharos fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Voltilamm
Spanish
Mareep
French
Wattouat
Italian
Mareep
Japanese
メリープ
Japanese (Romaji)
Merriep
Korean
메리프
Chinese (Simplified)
咩利羊
Chinese (Traditional)
咩利羊
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