Ampharos card list

All 39 Ampharos cards, rarest first. The list runs from the Rare Rainbow, across 28 sets.

Ampharos in numbers

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Ampharos at a glance

39cards

28sets

28illustrators

2000first card

First seen in Neo Genesis

Cards per year

Ampharos cards from 2000 to 2026.

12000

12001

32002

32003

12004

12005

12006

12007

12008

12009

22010

22011

12012

2013

2014

42015

12016

2017

12018

32019

32020

22021

2022

22023

2024

22025

22026

Busiest year: 2015, with 4 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Rainbow1

Rare Ultra4

Illustration Rare1

Rare Prime1

Rare Holo V1

Rare Holo GX1

Rare Holo EX3

Rare Holo13

Promo4

Rare9

Uncommon1

Sets with the most Ampharos

Ancient Origins4

Team Up3

Vivid Voltage2

Chaos Rising2

HeartGold & SoulSilver Base2

Aquapolis2

Expedition Base Set2

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos2

Who drew them

28 illustrators worked on these cards.

5ban Graphics5

Atsuko Nishida3

Ryo Ueda2

Kouki Saitou2

Kagemaru Himeno2

Shin-ichi Yoshida2

Masakazu Fukuda2

PLANETA Mochizuki1

Card forms

Special kinds of Ampharos card.

Regular28

EX (2012 to 2016)4

GX3

ex (2003 to 2007)1

ex1

By type

The energy types Ampharos has been printed as.

Lightning38

Colorless1

By series

Sword & Shield5

XY5

Promos and other5

Sun & Moon4

EX4

e-Card4

HeartGold & SoulSilver3

Neo3

Mega Evolution2

Black & White1

Platinum1

Diamond & Pearl1

Scarlet & Violet1

Every Ampharos card, rarest first

Rare Rainbow

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ampharos-GX Rare Rainbow card from Team Up — Ampharos-GXTeam Up, 185/181

Rare Ultra

4 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Ampharos-GX Rare Ultra card from Team Up — Ampharos-GXTeam Up, 163/181

Ampharos-EX Rare Ultra card from Ancient Origins — Ampharos-EXAncient Origins, 87/98

M Ampharos-EX Rare Ultra card from Ancient Origins — M Ampharos-EXAncient Origins, 88/98

Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Prime

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ampharos Rare Prime card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base — AmpharosHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 105/123

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo EX

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Rare Holo

13 cards from 13 sets: 13 Pokémon cards.

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Lost Thunder — AmpharosLost Thunder, 78/214

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Steam Siege — AmpharosSteam Siege, 40/114

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Dragons Exalted — AmpharosDragons Exalted, 40/124

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Platinum Base — AmpharosPlatinum Base, 1/127

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Secret Wonders — AmpharosSecret Wonders, 1/132

Ampharos δ Rare Holo card from Dragon Frontiers — Ampharos δDragon Frontiers, 1/101

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Unseen Forces — AmpharosUnseen Forces, 1/115

Dark Ampharos Rare Holo card from Team Rocket Returns — Dark AmpharosTeam Rocket Returns, 2/109

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Aquapolis — AmpharosAquapolis, H1

Ampharos Rare Holo card from Expedition Base Set — AmpharosExpedition Base Set, 2/165

Dark Ampharos Rare Holo card from Neo Destiny — Dark AmpharosNeo Destiny, 1/105

Rare

9 cards from 9 sets: 9 Pokémon cards.

Ampharos Rare card from Evolving Skies — AmpharosEvolving Skies, 056/203

Ampharos Rare card from Chilling Reign — AmpharosChilling Reign, 049/198

Ampharos Rare card from Darkness Ablaze — AmpharosDarkness Ablaze, 057/189

Ampharos Rare card from Call of Legends — AmpharosCall of Legends, 23/95

Ampharos Rare card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base — AmpharosHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 14/123

Ampharos Rare card from POP Series 7 — AmpharosPOP Series 7, 1

Ampharos Rare card from Aquapolis — AmpharosAquapolis, 1/147

Ampharos Rare card from Expedition Base Set — AmpharosExpedition Base Set, 34/165

Uncommon

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Team Rocket's Ampharos Uncommon card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's AmpharosDestined Rivals, 074/182

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
185/181	Ampharos-GX	Team Up	Rare Rainbow	Lightning	5ban Graphics
171/185	Ampharos V	Vivid Voltage	Rare Ultra	Lightning	PLANETA Mochizuki
163/181	Ampharos-GX	Team Up	Rare Ultra	Lightning	5ban Graphics
87/98	Ampharos-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Ultra	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
88/98	M Ampharos-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Ultra	Lightning	5ban Graphics
090/086	Ampharos	Chaos Rising	Illustration Rare	Lightning	saino misaki
105/123	Ampharos	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	Rare Prime	Lightning	Kent Kanetsuna
049/185	Ampharos V	Vivid Voltage	Rare Holo V	Lightning	Ryuta Fuse
43/181	Ampharos-GX	Team Up	Rare Holo GX	Lightning	5ban Graphics
27/98	Ampharos-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Eske Yoshinob
28/98	M Ampharos-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	5ban Graphics
89/97	Ampharos ex	Dragon	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
78/214	Ampharos	Lost Thunder	Rare Holo	Lightning	Satoshi Shirai
40/114	Ampharos	Steam Siege	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kanako Eo
40/124	Ampharos	Dragons Exalted	Rare Holo	Lightning	Hajime Kusajima
1/127	Ampharos	Platinum Base	Rare Holo	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
1/132	Ampharos	Secret Wonders	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
1/101	Ampharos δ	Dragon Frontiers	Rare Holo	Colorless	Kagemaru Himeno
1/115	Ampharos	Unseen Forces	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kyoko Umemoto
2/109	Dark Ampharos	Team Rocket Returns	Rare Holo	Lightning	Emi Miwa
H1	Ampharos	Aquapolis	Rare Holo	Lightning	Shin-ichi Yoshida
2/165	Ampharos	Expedition Base Set	Rare Holo	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
1/105	Dark Ampharos	Neo Destiny	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
1/64	Ampharos	Neo Revelation	Rare Holo	Lightning	Toshinao Aoki
1/111	Ampharos	Neo Genesis	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
075	Ampharos	Mega Evolution Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Taiga Kasai
SVP 016	Ampharos ex	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	PLANETA Tsuji
SVP 109	Ampharos	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	GIDORA
BW67	Ampharos	BW Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Naoki Saito
029/086	Ampharos	Chaos Rising	Rare	Lightning	CHORISO
056/203	Ampharos	Evolving Skies	Rare	Lightning	Saya Tsuruta
049/198	Ampharos	Chilling Reign	Rare	Lightning	Megumi Mizutani
057/189	Ampharos	Darkness Ablaze	Rare	Lightning	kodama
23/95	Ampharos	Call of Legends	Rare	Lightning	Masakazu Fukuda
14/123	Ampharos	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	Rare	Lightning	Masakazu Fukuda
1	Ampharos	POP Series 7	Rare	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
1/147	Ampharos	Aquapolis	Rare	Lightning	Shin-ichi Yoshida
34/165	Ampharos	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
074/182	Team Rocket's Ampharos	Destined Rivals	Uncommon	Lightning	Shiburingaru

Questions about Ampharos cards

How many Ampharos cards are there?

There are 39 Ampharos cards. They're spread across 28 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Ampharos card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Ampharos card?

It's the Rare Rainbow Ampharos-GX from Team Up (185/181).

What was the first Ampharos card?

The very first English Ampharos card was Ampharos 1/111 from Neo Genesis, back in 2000.

Which set has the most Ampharos cards?

Ancient Origins, with 4 Ampharos cards. Team Up comes next with 3.

Who has drawn the most Ampharos cards?

5ban Graphics has drawn 5 Ampharos cards, with Atsuko Nishida close behind on 3 and Ryo Ueda on 2.

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