Ampharos 2/165 · Expedition Base Set

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Ampharos sits at 2/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 2 of 165. Before it is 1 Alakazam, and after it is 3 Arbok. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Energy Connect is listed as Poké-Power. As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon and attach it to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Lightning Strike lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Ampharos (#181) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 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 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 34 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set 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.