Mareep

Mareep (Japanese: メリープ Merriep) is an -type Sheep Pokémon introduced in Generation II that's fluffy coat swells to double when static electricity builds up. Touching it can be shocking.

Appearance
Mareep appears to be a blue sheep with wool surrounding most of its body. It also possesses black and yellow stripes on its tail and its ears. Mareep also possesses an orange orb at the end of its tail.

Special abilities
Mareep has the ability Static and the hidden ability Plus. Static gives the opponent a 30% chance of paralysis when they hit Mareep with a Physical attack. Plus powers up Mareep's Special Attack by 50% when a Pokémon with the ability Minus is in the battle.

Evolution
Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at level 15.

In the anime
Multiple Mareep appear in JE023: Mild 'n Wooly and one is owned by a young trainer called Mary. A Mareep owned by Cadee and Dr. Anna appear in AG148: A Chip Off the Old Brock and JE049: Hassle in the Castle respectively. Two separate Mareep also appear in DP078: Pruning a Passel of Pals! and DP149: Sticking With Who You Know.

Origins
Mareep appears to based off a sheep. It could also be a reference to the name of the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, the basis to Blade Runner.

Trivia

 * Mareep's coloration changes twice in Generation IV. However, the shiny coloration stays the same.
 * Mareep is one of the few Pokémon to have three different sprites in Generation II.
 * Mareep can be considered an anagram of ampere, a measure of electrical current.