Flaaffy - 77/165

Christmas Eve is here, and oh my Arceus do I have the perfect Back in the Binder card for this day! In today’s spotlight is none other than Flaaffy (77/165) from Expedition.

The card speaks for itself. There is a Christmas tree in the background – can it get any better than this? Well, I can tell you that it does. The illustrator of this card is Mitsuhiro Arita, the original artist that illustrated the legendary Base Set Charizard.

Mitsuhiro created multiple illustrations for the Pokémon TCG of course, but I have to say that this Flaaffy is one of his masterpieces. We all know that Flaaffy is an electric type, and that electric types are excellent at powering mechanics that require electricity to run. If you look closely, you can see that the Christmas tree lights are not plugged in, but that Flaaffy is literally the powersource for those lights! How creative is that!

The story of this card is refreshing, but the style cannot be forgotten either. I love how everything about it screams early 2000’s. An amazing card to pull back then, and perhaps even more amazing to have this card in your collection today.

If you want to relive the nostalgia with a Christmas-vibe, this Flaaffy (77/165) is the ideal card for you! Check out what people on eBay have to offer: