Ampharos 1/111 · Neo Genesis

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 40. The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Ampharos sits at 1/111 in Neo Genesis, position 1 of 111. The next card is 2 Azumarill. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Gigaspark lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. 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 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ampharos 1/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 37 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Genesis set binder is where a full Neo Genesis 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.