Pokémon · Neo
Ampharos
Neo Genesis · #1 · Rare Holo · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$77.82
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 1 / 111
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Flaaffy
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 181
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ampharos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Gigaspark) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Flaaffy first).
How to beat Ampharos
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.33 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Ampharos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people."
LLLGigaspark — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $32.00 | $42.27 | $278.24 | $38.57 | $37.99 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $59.49 | $108.99 | $541.54 | $77.82 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €19.87 |
| 7-day average | €17.20 |
| 30-day average | €17.95 |
| Low | €1.99 |
| Trend price | €28.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.57 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €17.54 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.64 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ampharos is real?
Ampharos is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ampharos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ampharos is $77.82; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ampharos from?
Ampharos is from the Pokémon set "Neo Genesis" in the Neo series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Ampharos?
Ampharos is a Rare Holo card in the Neo Genesis set.
Other Ampharos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
