Ampharos V 171/185 · Vivid Voltage

Ampharos is Pokédex #181, generation 2 (Johto). Ampharos V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 210 HP.

Ampharos V sits at 171/185 in Vivid Voltage, position 171 of 203. Before it is 170 Pikachu V, and after it is 172 Alakazam V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 13 November 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Dazzle Blast lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Damaging Spark is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This attack also does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

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 V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 36 other cards of Ampharos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Mochizuki. I count 131 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Vivid Voltage set binder is where a full Vivid Voltage 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.