#0181
Ampharos
Light Pokémon
Its tail shines bright and strong. It has been prized since long ago as a beacon for sailors.
Details
Height1.4 m
Weight61.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP230
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
75
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
115
Sp. Def
90
Speed
55
Total
510
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Ampharos can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| 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 |
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Ampharos.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Ampharos”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/ampharos.
Species data from PokéAPI.