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Illus. Atsuko Nishida · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.
Ampharos 1/127
Platinum · Rare Holo · illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
What Ampharos 1 is worth
Ampharos 1/127 sells for about $33.76 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 19th most valuable card in Platinum, and alone makes up 1% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $26.91, so this card sells at 1.3 times that. Among all 34 Ampharos cards, it ranks 16th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 23% against its 30-day average.
Ampharos price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $33.76 |
| Reverse Holo | $26.48 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $9.66 €8.65 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.78 €0.7 |
Recent Ampharos sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $7.89 |
| Last 7 days | $13.50 |
| Last day | $5.59 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Ampharos card details
| Set | Platinum (Platinum, PL) |
| Number | 1/127 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Stage 2 Lightning |
| HP | 130 |
| Evolves from | Flaaffy |
| Abilities | Damage Bind (Poke-BODY) |
| Attacks | Gigavolt Lightning, Colorless · 30+ damage Reflect Energy Lightning, Colorless, Colorless · 70 damage |
| Weakness | Fighting +30 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat cost | 2 |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Released | February 11, 2009 |
| Printings | Holo, Reverse Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 1/127 next to the set code PL, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Atsuko Nishida. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Ampharos cards
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Neo Destiny 1
Unseen Forces 1
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.