Ampharos
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence23 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — 2002 Pokémon Expedition Ampharos Holo #2/165$160
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Ampharos 2/165 Pokemon Expedition Holo Rare - Damaged See PicturesDM$47.99
- Aug 7, 2026eBay — Ampharos 2/165 Holo Pokemon Trading Card Game eCard Expedition mp Lp You JudgeMP$65.00
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Nintendo Pokémon TCG Ampharos 2/165 Expedition Holo Rare EN 100 HP 2002$31.00
- Jul 25, 2026eBay — Ampharos 2/165 Holo Pokemon Trading Card Game Expedition E-Reader$180
- Jul 21, 2026eBay — 2002 Pokemon Expedition Ampharos - Rev. Foil 2/165$500
- Jul 1, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Ampharos 2/165 Expedition Base Set Holo Rare English 100 HP (2002)$120
- Jun 29, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Ampharos Holo Rare Card 2/165 Expedition Base Set$29.99
By grade
- Raw$13027 sales
- PSA 8$2555 sales
- PSA 7$2505 sales
- PSA 6$1344 sales
- CGC 9$4054 sales
- PSA 9$2463 sales
- CGC 10$2612 sales
- PSA 8.5$4921 sale
From 55 completed sales recorded between Apr 8, 2024 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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✨ 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 Holo Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#2), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 2 Lightning-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Flaaffy, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $86.95 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $34,936 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 402× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history18 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $165 · Raw · 24 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Raw $86.95 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $34,936.00, after ~$969.36 grading fee → 401.8× the raw value.
The odds
Ampharos is a Holo / V / ex in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 32 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 97 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 | $34,936.00 | $969 | +$33,880 | 401.8× |
| PSA 9 | $900.00 | $89 | +$724 | 10.4× |
| PSA 8 | $350.00 | $73 | +$190 | 4.0× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 3% of 836 PSA-graded Ampharos copies are a gem-mint 10 (22 of 836) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ampharos 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 22 | $34,936$29,696–$40,176 | |
| PSA 9pop 174 | ✓ 17 cert-verified$900$396–$900 | |
| PSA 8pop 260 | ✓ 35 cert-verified$350$266–$360 | |
| PSA 7pop 175 | $170$145–$195 | |
| PSA 6pop 109 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$140 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $156 (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
164% spreadCurrently 164% cheaper on Cardmarket 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
62% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#106 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: “Fun expanded format decks for high school club” · 6↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Flaaffy.
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon and attach it to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition.
You may discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Ampharos cards
There are 9 different Ampharos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #2 (Rare Holo).
More from Expedition Base Set
Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Expedition Base Set #2) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Ampharos from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $86.95 ungraded (near-mint), and around $34,936 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 Expedition Base Set is worth around $34,936 — roughly 402× the raw ungraded value of $86.95.
Should I grade my Ampharos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $34,936 versus $86.95 raw — roughly a 402× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Ampharos rare?
Ampharos is a Rare Holo card from Expedition Base Set (card #2), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its current blended market value is $86.95 ungraded.
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