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  2. Ampharos · Expedition Base Set
  3. Dark Ampharos · Neo Destiny
  4. Ampharos · Neo Revelation
  5. Ampharos · Unseen Forces
  6. M Ampharos-EX · Ancient Origins

#181 Ampharos

Generation 2, Johto · cards 2000-2026
Evolves from Flaaffy
38cards
27sets
$203.74top card: Ampharos ex (Dragon)
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Ampharos is the Generation 2 Pokémon numbered #181 in the national Pokédex, from the Johto region. It has appeared on 38 Pokémon TCG cards across 27 sets, from Neo Genesis (2000) to Chaos Rising (2026). 37 of the 38 prints are Lightning type. 12 are special variants (ex, V, VMAX, GX and the like). The most valuable is Ampharos ex from Dragon at $203.74 market. Every print is listed below by era, oldest first, with its set, rarity and TCGplayer market price; the chips narrow the list by kind, type, price band, set, variant, rarity and year.

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Most valuable Ampharos cards

Most valuable Ampharos cards
#CardNo.SetMarket
1Ampharos ex89/97Dragon (2003)$203.74
2Ampharos2/165Expedition Base Set (2002)$175.00
3Dark Ampharos1/105Neo Destiny (2002)$149.55
4Ampharos1/64Neo Revelation (2001)$90.46
5Ampharos1/115Unseen Forces (2005)$89.89

Ungraded Near Mint market prices. See the most valuable card of every set.

Every Ampharos card by era

EraNeo 3E-Card 4EX 4Diamond & Pearl 1POP 1Platinum 1HeartGold & SoulSilver 3Black & White 2XY 5Sun & Moon 4Sword & Shield 5Scarlet & Violet 3Mega Evolution 2
KindPokémon 38
TypeColorless 1Darkness 1Lightning 37
Priceunder $5 10$5 to $20 7$20 to $100 14$100 and up 3
RegulationMark D 3Mark E 2Mark G 1Mark H 1Mark I 1Mark J 2
SortOldest first 1Newest first 1A to Z 1Z to A 1Price, high to low 1Price, low to high 1

38 of 38 cards shown.

Neo 3 cards

Ampharos cards: Neo
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Neo Genesis 1/111Rare Holo$74.25eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Neo Revelation 1/64Rare Holo$90.46eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Dark AmpharosStage 2Neo Destiny 1/105Rare Holo$149.55eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
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E-Card 4 cards

Ampharos cards: E-Card
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Expedition Base Set 2/165Rare Holo$175.00eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Expedition Base Set 34/165Rare$23.94eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Aquapolis 1/147Rare$31.32eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Aquapolis H1/147Rare Holo—eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

EX 4 cards

Ampharos cards: EX
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
Ampharos exStage 2 exDragon 89/97Rare Holo EX$203.74eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Dark AmpharosStage 2Team Rocket Returns 2/109Rare Holo$0.69eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Unseen Forces 1/115Rare Holo$89.89eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos δStage 2Dragon Frontiers 1/101Rare Holo$47.73eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Diamond & Pearl 1 cards

Ampharos cards: Diamond & Pearl
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Secret Wonders 1/132Rare Holo$36.76eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Platinum 1 cards

Ampharos cards: Platinum
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Platinum 1/127Rare Holo$28.76eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

HeartGold & SoulSilver 3 cards

Ampharos cards: HeartGold & SoulSilver
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2HeartGold & SoulSilver 14/123Rare$6.26eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2 PrimeHeartGold & SoulSilver 105/123Rare Prime$58.30eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Call of Legends 23/95Rare$2.58eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Black & White 2 cards

Ampharos cards: Black & White
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2BW Black Star Promos BW67/101Promo$29.73eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Dragons Exalted 40/124Rare Holo$5.60eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

XY 5 cards

Ampharos cards: XY
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
Ampharos-EXBasic EXAncient Origins 27/98Rare Holo EX$4.21eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
M Ampharos-EXMEGA EXAncient Origins 28/98Rare Holo EX$17.79eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos-EXBasic EXAncient Origins 87/98Rare Ultra$34.68eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
M Ampharos-EXMEGA EXAncient Origins 88/98Rare Ultra$77.79eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Steam Siege 40/114Rare Holo$1.15eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Sun & Moon 4 cards

Ampharos cards: Sun & Moon
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Lost Thunder 78/214Rare Holo$1.76eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos-GXStage 2 GXTeam Up 43/181Rare Holo GX$7.20eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos-GXStage 2 GXTeam Up 163/181Rare Ultra$26.42eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos-GXStage 2 GXTeam Up 185/181Rare Rainbow$51.85eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Sword & Shield 5 cards

Ampharos cards: Sword & Shield
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Darkness Ablaze 57/189Rare$0.27eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos VBasic VVivid Voltage 49/185Rare Holo V$1.03eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Ampharos VBasic VVivid Voltage 171/185Rare Ultra$7.15eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Chilling Reign 49/198Rare$0.30eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Evolving Skies 56/203Rare$0.40eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Scarlet & Violet 3 cards

Ampharos cards: Scarlet & Violet
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
Ampharos exStage 2 exScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 16/215Promo$5.15eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 109/215Promo—eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
Team Rocket's AmpharosStage 2Destined Rivals 74/182Uncommon$0.34eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

Mega Evolution 2 cards

Ampharos cards: Mega Evolution
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2Chaos Rising 29/86Rare—eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)
AmpharosStage 2Chaos Rising 90/86Illustration Rare—eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

POP 1 cards

Ampharos cards: POP
CardStageSetRarityMarketBuy
AmpharosStage 2POP Series 7 1/17Rare$13.60eBay (opens in new tab)TCGplayer (opens in new tab)Amazon (opens in new tab)

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