Mareep · Evolving Skies, what to know.
About the Mareep card
Mareep is card 54 of 237 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021, a Common. It is a Basic Lightning-type with 60 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Mareep needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
The card's flavor text gives Mareep a line of lore: "Rubbing its fleece generates electricity. You'll want to pet it because it's cute, but if you use your bare hand, you'll get a painful shock."
What is Mareep worth?
Mareep is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Mareep before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Mareep is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Mareep
Raw copies of Mareep are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Mareep is the practical move.
