Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ambipom
HS—Triumphant · #13 · Rare · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Aipom
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 424
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ambipom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tail Spank) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless 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 1 — one step up from Aipom; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Ambipom
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.05 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.8%
- -10.4 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Aipom
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Ignition Energy
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Hilda
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Poké Pad
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Night Stretcher
in 83% of decks · 15 seen
Boss's Orders
in 67% of decks · 12 seen
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Ambipom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They live on large trees. They are said to communicate by connecting their tails to those of others."
CCAstonish — 20
Choose 2 cards from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at the cards you chose, then have your opponent shuffle those cards into his or her deck.
CCTail Spank — 60
Discard 2 cards from your hand. (If you can't discard 2 cards from your hand, this attack does nothing.)
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.47 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.71 | $2.37 | $34.80 | $2.37 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.92 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €1.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.37 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.43 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ambipom is real?
Ambipom 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 Ambipom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ambipom is $0.73; 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 Ambipom from?
Ambipom is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Ambipom?
Ambipom is a Rare card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Ambipom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
