Ampharos (Expedition 2)

Ampharos   デンリュウ Denryu

Illus. Atsuko Nishida

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Flaaffy Card name Ampharos Type Lightning HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 2/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 115/128 English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 34/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 083/128 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ampharos.

Ampharos (Japanese: デンリュウ Denryu) is a Lightning-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Energy Connect

エナジーコネクト

As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon and attach it to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition.

Lightning Strike

らいげき

40

You may discard all Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.

e-Reader data

The card ID of the Holofoil print is B-81. The card ID of the Non Holofoil print is B-81-#. On the Non Holofoil print, the short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Ampharos - Light Pokémon

No.

181

Height

4'7" (1.4 m)

Weight

136 lbs. (61.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

When it gets dark, the light from its bright, shiny tail can be seen from far away on the ocean's surface.

くらくなると　まぶしく　かがやく　しっぽの　あかりは　とおく　はなれた　うみのうえ　からでも　みつけられる。

Release information

This card was included as a Holofoil and Non Holofoil in the Expedition Base Set, first released in the Base Expansion Pack in Japan. The Non Holo print of this and six other cards were part of a test run by Wizards of the Coast before the expansion was released. These prints all have "For Position Only" in white printed on the illuatration, "Medium" printed below the e-Reader symbol, a long e-Reader data strip, no "ID:" before the card ID, and a Wizards copyright instead of Nintendo. This card in particular has "PokéPower:" between the Poké-Power graphic and name, which forced the "Connect" text into the first line of the effect text. It matches the black, non-bold text.

Trivia

Origin

Lightning Strike's Japanese name is that of Bolt Strike, a move later introduced in the Generation V Pokémon games; however, Ampharos cannot learn it. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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