Mareep

The Wool Pokémon
#179 - Mareep
Evolve	Flaaffy
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.6 m (2'00")
Weight	7.8 kg (17.2 lbs.)
Color	White
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Static
Hidden Ability	Plus
Egg Group	Ground / Monster
Icon		Sprite
		File:179sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	55	Speed	35
Attack	40	Sp. Attack	6
Defense	40	Sp. Defense	45
Training Info
Catch Rate	235	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	059	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Slow

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Mareep is an electric sheep Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games. It is the first form in a three-stage evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Flaafy and Ampharos.

Information

Mareep has a fluffy coat of wool that rubs together in order to build up a static charge. It also has a lightbulb on its tail that shines more brightly depending on Mareep's electrical charge. Mareep's fleece also doubles in volume while building static electricity, and people will receive shocks just from touching it. Its fleece is perpetually growing, although Mareep sheds all of its fleece in the summer. It usually grows back within a week. Mareep have also been known to store lots of air in its soft fur, which keeps it cool during summer and warm during winter.

It evolves into Flaafy at Level 15.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Gold, Silver, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Mareep were uncommonly found at Routes 32, 42 and 43, being rarer at nighttime. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it could also be caught at the Safari Zone's Rocky Beach area when enough Forest objects were present, and if given a special password, Primo at Violet City could give the player an egg that had could randomly hatch as a Mareep, or a Wooper or Slugma. It could also be caught at the Pokéwalker's Big Forest and Icy Mountain Rd. courses, from which it could be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

In FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald, Mareep appeared at the Altering Cave when an e-card was used, and in Emerald it could be normally found at the Safari Zone's extension. In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Mareep appeared at Valley Windworks when using the Pokéradar. In White, Mareep could be found at the White Forest.

Other Games

In Pokémon Colosseum, Mareep could be obtained through an e-card, while in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Shadow Mareep could be snagged from Cipher Peon Yellosix at Cipher Key Lab. In both instances (and after the Shadow Mareep has been purified in the later case), Mareep could then be traded to any of the third generation color versions. In Pokémon Channel, Mareep is featured at the Mareep Farm channel, where they can be counted leaping over a fence, which makes Pikachu tired. In Pokémon Trozei!, Mareep was found at Huge Storage 4 and Mr. Who's Den.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, Mareep was found at the first five floors of Lightning Field. In Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at the first seven floors of Amp Hills, the first seventeen floors of Shimmer Hill and the first forty-eight floors of FInal Maze. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Mareep was found at Union Road. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it appeared at Dolce Island, Hinder Cape and Ice Temple. Mareep also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Flower Zone.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Mareep were initially featured in an episode of the Johto series where a flock of them were shepherded by a girl named Mary and her mother. Mary and her own Mareep, Fluffy, were able to gain the confidence and skill they needed to enter in the Mareep Festival over the course of the episode, after being able to defeat Team Rocket. Mareep have also made other minor appearances throughout the series.

Trivia

• Mareep's name seems to simply be a combination of "Mary" (a little girl who owns sheep in children's stories and songs) with "sheep". Its evolutionary line may also be inspired by the title of the book, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".