Ampharos-EX 87/98 · Ancient Origins

Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Ampharos-EX is 87/98, in position 88 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Kyurem-EX, and after it is 88 M Ampharos-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Ampharos-EX is a Basic EX Lightning Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ampharos (#181), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists M Ampharos-EX, Ampharos (#181) under evolves to.

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 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 is named Ampharos, while this one is Ampharos-EX. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The attack Thunder Rod lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and attach as many Lightning Energy cards you find there as you like to this Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. Sparkling Tail is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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