Ancient Origins

Ampharos EX

AORFR87· Ultra Rare
Ampharos EX AOR 87

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What the card itself says

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HP
170
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
87/98
Set
Ancient OriginsAOR
Illustrated by
Ryo Ueda

Its attacks

Thunder RodParafoudre

Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and attach as many Lightning Energy cards you find there as you like to this Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.Regardez les 4 cartes du dessus de votre deck et attachez autant de cartes Énergie Lightning que vous voulez et que vous y trouvez à ce Pokémon. Mélangez les autres cartes avec votre deck.

Sparkling TailQueue Étincelante

100

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.Les dégâts de cette attaque ne sont pas affectés par la Faiblesse, la Résistance ou tout autre effet en action sur le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  2. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  3. Keep in mind

    It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 875 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Ancient Origins landed here on 12 August 2015.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

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