How to identify this card
Expedition Base Set; English release September 15, 2002; no 1st Edition print run. Rare Holo checklist card; Bulbapedia states all Rare Holo cards also have a Non Holofoil version. Reverse Holofoil version; Expedition booster packs include one Reverse Holofoil card using the e-Card plain refractor style. | Bulbapedia Url: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ampharos_(Expedition_2) | API match: explicit API ID | Source workbook(s): Grandmaster sets/Grandmaster_Expedition_Bulbapedia_only.xlsx::Expedition Check
Expedition Base Set · 2/165
Ampharos
Set
Expedition Base Set
Card Number
2/165
Release Year
2002
Card Information
Card Name
Ampharos
Set
Expedition Base Set
Card Number
2/165
Category
Pokémon
Subcategory
Stage 2
Type
Lightning
HP
100
Level
—
Rarity
Rare Holo
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Release Year
2002
Variant Information
Finish
Reverse Holo
Variant Type
Edition
Variant Subtype
Unlimited
Variant Attribute
Reverse Holo
Print Edition
Unlimited
Stamp Type
—
Stamp Text
—
Distribution
Booster Pack
Product Source
Expedition Base Set | Grandmaster_Expedition_Bulbapedia_only
Gameplay Text
Ability
Energy Connect
Ability Type
Poké-Power
Ability Text
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.
Attack 1
Lightning Strike
Attack 1 Cost
Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless
Attack 1 Damage
40
Attack 1 Text
You may discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
Attack 2
—
Attack 2 Cost
—
Attack 2 Damage
—
Attack 2 Text
—
Weakness / Resistance / Retreat
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
—
Retreat Cost
Colorless, Colorless
Converted Retreat Cost
2
Flavor Text
—
Mechanics
Card Mechanic
—
Style Label
—
Special Attribute
Series order: 4 | Set order: 1 | Card sort: 2 | Series: E-Card
Rule Box
—
Error / Correction Info
Error Status
No Error
Error Name
—
Error Type
—
Error Description
—
Recognition Status
Confirmed
Corrected Card ID
—
Related Error Card ID
—
Related Printings / Variants
Other records with the same card name, set, and card number.
| Card | Finish | Print Edition | Variant | Error Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ampharos 2/165 | Holo | Unlimited | Unlimited | No Error | View Details |
Ampharos 2/165 | Non-Holo | Unlimited | Unlimited | No Error | View Details |
Ampharos 2/165 | Reverse Holo | Unlimited | Unlimited | No Error | View Details |