Ampharos 1/132 · Secret Wonders

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 52. The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Ampharos sits at 1/132 in Secret Wonders, position 1 of 132. The next card is 2 Blastoise. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Jamming is listed as Poké-Body. After your opponent plays a Supporter card from his or her hand, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Jamming Poké-Body each turn. The attack Cluster Bolt lists 70 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard all Lightning Energy attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any Energy cards attached to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting +30. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail's light."

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 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 35 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Secret Wonders set binder is where a full Secret Wonders 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.