Ampharos 1/64 · Neo Revelation

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 46. The card says it evolves from Flaaffy. In this catalog that name is Flaaffy (#180).

Ampharos sits at 1/64 in Neo Revelation, position 1 of 66. The next card is 2 Blissey. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on September 21, 2001. The printed size is 64. This checklist is longer, at 66 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Attract Current lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip 3 coins. For each heads, you may search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Lightning Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Gigavolt is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 40 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The bright light on its tail can be seen far away. It has been treasured since ancient times as a beacon."

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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Toshinao Aoki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 37 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toshinao Aoki. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Revelation set binder is where a full Neo Revelation 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.