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Ampharos-ex

SVP Black Star Promos / #016/225

Ampharos-ex

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SVP Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
PLANETA Tsuji
Source reference
svp-016

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

The light at the end of Ampharos’s tail reaches a great distance. In the past, people used it to exchange long-distance signals, well before more recent means were available. The Pokédex states that its glow can even be seen from space. With such a reach, Ampharos sometimes switches its light off to avoid being spotted. Its tail thus changes from a beacon into a secret it chooses to hide.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

According to Ultra Moon, sailors have revered Ampharos as a guide since ancient times. Its glowing tail therefore did more than carry messages between people on land. It could also help those at sea find a landmark in the darkness.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
330
Type (source)
Elektro
Stage (source)
Rang 2
Evolves from (printed name)
Waaty
Pokédex number
181
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Kampf ×2

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Elektroball

Cost: Elektro

Damage: 60

Gewitterschweif

Cost: Elektro · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 140+

Du kannst 2 Energien von diesem Pokémon auf deinen Ablagestapel legen, sodass diese Attacke 100 Schadenspunkte mehr zufügt.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Holographic
  • Holo · Standard
  • Holo · Standard · player-rewards-program

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