Ampharos 14/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Ampharos is 14/123, in position 14 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 13 Wobbuffet, and after it is 15 Ariados. The listed rarity is Rare.

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).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

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 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 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."

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