Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ampharos
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #109 · Promo · 2023
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 109 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Flaaffy
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- GIDORA
- Pokédex #
- 181
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 55 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
Strategy & play
How Ampharos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Electric Ball) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥80 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).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ampharos
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by GIDORA
This card was illustrated by GIDORA.
Building around Ampharos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LCElectric Ball — 110
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.47 |
| 7-day average | €1.48 |
| 30-day average | €1.45 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €1.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.53 |
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, 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 "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Ampharos?
Ampharos is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
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Other Ampharos printings
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