Ampharos1/147 · Aquapolis Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
- PSA 8$29modelled · pop 30
- PSA 9$36modelled · pop 36
- PSA 10$1671 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 17
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Aquapolis #1/147, 2003. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 1/147.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Ampharos is a Rare Pokémon card from Aquapolis (#1, released 2003), illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida. It's a Stage 2 Lightning-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Flaaffy, weak to Fighting ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 12 September 2026.
Ampharos price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence10 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Liquid — Sells regularly
6 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 33 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$26.6416 sales · 10 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 10$2602 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 7.5$22.102 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$1152 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$26.001 sale
- CGC 9.5$41.991 sale
- CGC 8$19.201 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 7$25.201 sale
Is Ampharos worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $36 against the $108 you put in, a $72 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $36–$167. Averaged over every outcome that is −$53 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Ampharos is a Rare in Aquapolis — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 48 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 72 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $166.87 | $72 | +$58 | 4.5× |
| PSA 9 | $36.00 | $70 | −$72 | 1.0× |
| PSA 8 | $28.91 | $70 | −$79 | 0.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 98 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 17.3% | $166.87 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 35.7% | $36.00 |
| PSA 8 | 30.6% | $28.91 |
| PSA 7 | 8.2% | $22.81 |
| PSA 6 | 4.1% | $22.81 |
| PSA 5 | 2% | $22.81 |
| PSA 4 | 2% | $22.81 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
17 of the 100 PSA-graded Ampharos copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 17%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 100.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 166.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 4.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Ampharos 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon TCG. Ampharos 001/147 Aquapolis Regular. WoTC Era. Vintage.Raw · eBay$20.00
Pokemon TCG Ampharos Aquapolis Regular Card 001/147 Non-HoloRaw · eBay$22.99
Pokémon TCG Ampharos #1/147 Non-Holo Aquapolis 2002 LPRaw · eBay$23.38
Pokemon TCG Ampharos Aquapolis Regular Card 001/147 Non-HoloRaw · eBay$28.96
The Pokémon Company Ampharos 001/147 Aquapolis Rare Regular English 100HPRaw · eBay$30.00
Pokemon Ampharos - 1/147 - Near Mint RARERaw · eBay$39.99Cheapest raw copy $20.00 — 46% below our near-mint estimate of $37
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 17 | modelled$167$142–$192 | |
| PSA 8pop 30 | modelled$29$25–$33 | |
| PSA 7pop 9 | modelled$23$19–$26 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $25 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
21% spreadCurrently 21% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#40 on the radarAmpharos is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Thoughts on this set of vintage Japanese exclusives?” · 99↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Flaaffy.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
If you have any Benched Pokémon and if there are any basic Energy cards attached to Ampharos, take 1 of those Energy cards and attach it to 1 of those Pokémon.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Ampharos cards
There are 24 different Ampharos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Aquapolis #1 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.
More from Aquapolis
Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Aquapolis #1) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, Ampharos from Aquapolis is worth approximately $37.33 ungraded (near-mint), and around $167 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Ampharos?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ampharos from Aquapolis is worth around $167 — roughly 4× the raw ungraded value of $37.33.
Should I grade my Ampharos?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Ampharos rare?
Ampharos is a Rare card from Aquapolis (card #1).
How do I know if my Ampharos is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I tell this Ampharos apart from the Unseen Forces one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 1/147 (Aquapolis, 2003) and the other is 1/115 (Unseen Forces, 2005).
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