Ampharos BW67/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Ampharos is BW67/101, in position 67 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW66 Ninetales, and after it is BW68 Meloetta. The listed rarity is Promo.

Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ampharos (#181), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Ampharos (#181) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ampharos 1/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The attack Random Spark lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Electricannon is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. You may discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail's light."

I keep a set binder for BW Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BW Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ampharos can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.