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Ampharos

Expedition Base Set 路 #2 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
Pok茅monLightning
$175
1 in 83packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#25 of 165most valuable in the set
$2,275as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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All Ampharos cards (38)

Ampharos is card #2 of 165 in Expedition Base Set (2002), a Rare Holo illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. At about $175 it is the #25 most valuable card in the set. In an Expedition Base Set booster it turns up about once every 83 packs. It is one of 38 Ampharos cards printed so far.

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In the Expedition Base Set set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$175
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$315
PSA 9 路 Mint
$700
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$1,225
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$2,275
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Card text

HP 100路LLightning路Stage 2路Evolves from Flaaffy
Pok茅-PowerEnergy Connect
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pok茅mon and attach it to your Active Pok茅mon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition.
LLCCLightning Strike40
You may discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
Weakness F 脳2Retreat CC

Ampharos through the years

Ampharos2000Neo GenesisAmpharos2002Expedition Base SetAmpharos ex2003DragonAmpharos 未2006Dragon FrontiersAmpharos2009PlatinumAmpharos2012Dragons ExaltedAmpharos2018Lost ThunderAmpharos2021Chilling Reign
See Ampharos in all 22 years

More by Atsuko Nishida

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#205$701
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#14$700
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#4$650
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#150$590
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#H25$540
Light Arcanine
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#12$480

All 409 cards by Atsuko Nishida

Top cards in Expedition Base Set

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#9$950
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#95$600
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#19$525
Squirtle
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#132$458
Charizard
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#40$450
Mewtwo
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#20$409
Charizard
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#39$406
Cubone
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#103$357
Gengar
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#48$313
Tyranitar
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#29$311
Blastoise
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#4$305
Pichu
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#22$305
Charmander
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#98$300
Charizard
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#6$288
Raichu
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#25$286
Alakazam
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#1$250
Feraligatr
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#12$235

See the full Expedition Base Set card list

Questions

How much is Ampharos (Expedition Base Set) worth?

An ungraded Ampharos from Expedition Base Set sells for about $175. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $2,275 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $700.

How rare is Ampharos?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 83 Expedition Base Set packs.

Who illustrated Ampharos?

Atsuko Nishida drew the art for this card.

Can I open Expedition Base Set packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Expedition Base Set booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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