Ampharos2/165 · Expedition Base Set Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
Typical copy sold $150 13 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$4824 sold · 90d · pop 265
- PSA 9$9002 sold · 90d · pop 174
- PSA 10$34,936pop 22
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What this price is based on
High confidence13 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Sep 1, 2026eBay — Ampharos 2/165 Holo Rare Expedition Base Set - SWIRL - LPLP$150
- 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 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 — 2002 Pokemon Expedition Ampharos Holo #2/165 NMNM$300
By grade
- Raw$15021 sales
- PSA 8$5464 sales
- PSA 7$2364 sales
- PSA 9$1682 sales
- PSA 6$2602 sales
- PSA 5$85.002 sales
- PSA 10$18,4432 sales
- CGC 9$4052 sales
From 50 completed sales recorded between Dec 22, 2023 and Sep 1, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 20 sales of the printing this page lists; reverse holo copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in.
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Ampharos is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#2, released 2002), 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 $196.78 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $34,936 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 178× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 5 September 2026.
Ampharos price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history43 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $150 · Raw · 1 Sep 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Ampharos worth grading?
Raw $196.78 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $34,936.00, after ~$2368.36 grading fee → 177.5× 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 | $2,368 | +$32,371 | 177.5× |
| PSA 9 | $900.00 | $109 | +$594 | 4.6× |
| PSA 8 | $482.00 | $75 | +$210 | 2.4× |
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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 3% of 852 PSA-graded Ampharos copies are a gem-mint 10 (22 of 852) — the rest grade lower.
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
Ampharos Expedition Base Set 034/165 Rare Regular 100 HP Stage 2 ENRaw · eBay$20.00
Ampharos 002/165 Expedition Base Set Holo Ultra Rare Pokemon TCG Nintendo dmgRaw · eBay$52.99
Ampharos 002/165 Expedition Base Set Holo Ultra Rare Pokemon TCG Nintendo dmgRaw · eBay$52.99
FART SWIRL 🌀💫 Ampharos 2/165 Expedition Holo Rare 2002 Nintendo Pokemon CardRaw · eBay$107.97
2002 Expedition Set Ampharos 2/165 Holo Rare SWIRLRaw · eBay$149.99
Ampharos 2/165 Holo Rare Expedition Base Set - SWIRL - LPRaw · eBay$150.00Cheapest raw copy $20.00 — 90% below our estimate of $197
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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 1742 · 90d | ✓ 16 cert-verified$900 | |
| PSA 8pop 2654 · 90d | $482$410–$554 | |
| PSA 7pop 184 | $262$223–$301 | |
| PSA 6pop 1142 · 90d | ✓ 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
63% spreadCurrently 63% 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.
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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).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Expedition Base Set #2) worth?
As of 5 September 2026, Ampharos from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $196.78 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 178× the raw ungraded value of $196.78.
Should I grade my Ampharos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $34,936 versus $196.78 raw — roughly a 178× 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 $196.78 ungraded.
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