#0181

Ampharos

Light Pokémon

Electric

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.4 m
Weight: 61.5 kg

Alternate forms (2)

Ampharos Ampharos Mega

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP230

Its tail shines bright and strong. It has been prized since long ago as a beacon for sailors.

In Pokémon GO · 2852 max CP 4 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

115

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

510

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

PlusHidden

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.

Egg groups: Monster, Field

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Resistant to

Flying½×

Steel½×

Electric½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Wallbreaker

National Dex RU

Moves

Item

Ampharosite

NatureModest+SpA/−Atk

EV spread

HP128

SpA▲252

Spe128

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Evolution

#0179Mareep

Lv. 15

#0180Flaaffy

Lv. 30

#0181Ampharos

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Ampharos can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move23 of 23

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
1	Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Ion Deluge Changes all Normal moves to Electric moves for the rest of the turn.	Electric	Status	—	—	25
1	Magnetic Flux Raises the Defense and Special Defense of all friendly Pokémon with Plus or Minus by one stage.	Electric	Status	—	—	20
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	40	100	30
1	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90	20
1	Zap Cannon Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	120	50	5
11	Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Grass	Status	—	100	40
16	Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn.	Electric	Status	—	—	20
20	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
25	Electro Ball Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.	Electric	Special	—	100	10
29	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
35	Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Special	80	100	20
40	Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	80	100	15
46	Cotton Guard Raises the user’s Defense by three stages.	Grass	Status	—	—	10
51	Charge Beam Has a chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage.	Electric	Special	50	90	10
51	Dazzling Gleam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fairy	Special	80	100	10
51	Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target.	Bug	Special	75	100	15
57	Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
62	Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	110	70	10