Ampharos · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Ampharos card
Ampharos is card 1 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, a Rare. It is a Stage 2 Lightning-type with 100 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Flaaffy, which places Ampharos deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
About Ampharos in the Pokémon world
A large yellow electric sheep-Pokémon. One of the most-loved Generation 2 designs. Neo Genesis holo Ampharos is a quiet collector favorite. Steady graded demand.
What is Ampharos worth?
Ampharos is a non-holo Rare. In Aquapolis, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Ampharos trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Ampharos before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Ampharos, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Ampharos in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Ampharos
For Ampharos, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Ampharos can make sense.
