Ampharos 1/115 · Unseen Forces

Unseen Forces is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. Ampharos is 1/115, in position 3 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is ? Unown, and after it is 2 Ariados. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 120 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).

Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 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 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

Energy Connect is listed as Poké-Power. As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Miraculous Thunder lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard all Lightning Energy attached to Ampharos. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Unseen Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unseen Forces 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.