Ampharos 23/95 · Call of Legends

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Ampharos sits at 23/95 in Call of Legends, position 23 of 106. Before it is 22 Umbreon, and after it is 24 Cleffa. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 9, 2011. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Acceleration Bolt lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, Ampharos does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people."

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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 33 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Call of Legends set binder is where a full Call of Legends set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ampharos can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.