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Ampharos
#1/133 in Platinum, Rare Holo, 130 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
- Set
- Platinum
- Card number
- #1/133
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 11, 2009
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
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Collector Notes
Ampharos
Ampharos appears in the English print of Platinum, released on February 11, 2009. Ampharos is a rare holo rarity and 130 HP. The Platinum set contains 133 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Atsuko Nishida.
Collector Insights
Ampharos is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 130 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It features the Damage Bind ability, which prevents all Pokémon with damage counters from using Poké-Powers. The card includes two attacks: Gigavolt, which costs Lightning and Colorless energy and deals 30+ damage with a coin flip, potentially paralyzing the defending Pokémon, and Reflect Energy, requiring three Colorless energy to deal 70 damage and move an Energy card from Ampharos to a Benched Pokémon. Ampharos resists Metal-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Fighting-type attacks, taking 30 additional damage. Its regulation mark is unspecified, and it was released in the Platinum set on February 11, 2009. The card is part of the Platinum series and is depicted by artist Atsuko Nishida. It has a rarity of Rare Holo and is numbered 1 in the set.
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