Ampharos #28 from Awakening Legends - Rare Holo - Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki
Lightning

Ampharos

#28/57 in Awakening Legends, Rare Holo, 90 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.

Card number
#28/57
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
90 HP
Type
Lightning
Language
Japanese
Release date
November 23, 2000
Illustrator
Toshinao Aoki
Original name
デンリュウ
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Collector Notes

Ampharos

Ampharos appears in the Japanese print of Awakening Legends, released on November 23, 2000. Ampharos is a rare holo rarity and 90 HP. The Awakening Legends set contains 57 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Toshinao Aoki.

Collector Insights

Ampharos is a Pokémon with 90 HP featured in the Awakening Legends set, released on November 23, 2000. The card is illustrated by artist Toshinao Aoki and classified as a Rare Holo. It possesses two distinct attacks, each with unique effects and energy costs. The first attack, Attract Current, requires one Lightning Energy and deals 20 damage. Upon activation, the player flips three coins, and for each heads, they may search their deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to one of their Lightning Pokémon, then shuffle their deck. The second attack, Gigavolt, demands three Lightning and one Colorless Energy, dealing 40 damage plus an additional 20 if a coin flip results in heads. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is paralyzed. Both attacks emphasize electrical themes, reflecting Ampharos’s association with lightning. The card’s design and mechanics align with its role in the Pokémon TCG, offering strategic versatility through its energy manipulation and status effects.

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