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Dark Ampharos

Dark Ampharos

Team Rocket Returns · #2 · Rare Holo
🎨 Illustrated by Emi Miwa
PokémonLightningDarkness
$124
1 in 43packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#38 of 109most valuable in the set
$1,615as a PSA 10, about 13.0× raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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Dark Ampharos is card #2 of 109 in Team Rocket Returns (2004), a Rare Holo illustrated by Emi Miwa. At about $124 it is the #38 most valuable card in the set. In a Team Rocket Returns booster it turns up about once every 43 packs. It is one of 38 Ampharos cards printed so far.

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In the Team Rocket Returns set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$124
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$224
PSA 9 · Mint
$497
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$870
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$1,615
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 120·LLightning·DDarkness·Stage 2·Evolves from Dark Flaaffy
Poké-BodyDarkest Impulse
As long as Dark Ampharos is in play, whenever your opponent plays an Evolution card from his or her hand to evolve 1 of his or her Pokémon, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Darkest Impulse Poké-Body each turn.
CCRam30
LCCShock Bolt70
Discard all Lightning Energy attached to Dark Ampharos.
Weakness F ×2Retreat CC
This Pokémon is both Lightning Darkness type.

Ampharos through the years

Ampharos2000Neo GenesisAmpharos ex2003DragonDark Ampharos2004Team Rocket ReturnsAmpharos δ2006Dragon FrontiersAmpharos2009PlatinumAmpharos2012Dragons ExaltedAmpharos2018Lost ThunderAmpharos2021Chilling Reign
See Ampharos in all 22 years

More by Emi Miwa

Dark Dragonair
Dark Dragonair
#31$187
Dark Magneton
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#39$95.00
Dark Pupitar
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#41$71.74

All 4 cards by Emi Miwa

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Questions

How much is Dark Ampharos (Team Rocket Returns) worth?

An ungraded Dark Ampharos from Team Rocket Returns sells for about $124. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $1,615 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $497.

How rare is Dark Ampharos?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 43 Team Rocket Returns packs.

Who illustrated Dark Ampharos?

Emi Miwa drew the art for this card.

Can I open Team Rocket Returns packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Team Rocket Returns 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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