Ampharos1/111 · Neo Genesis Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited Holo
- PSA 8$683 sold · 90d · pop 588
- PSA 9$1207 sold · 90d · pop 475
- PSA 10$1,100pop 68
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Neo Genesis #1/111, 2000. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 1/111.
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 Holo Pokémon card from Neo Genesis (#1, released 2000), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Flaaffy, weak to Fighting ×2. It's listed among our holo rares. 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
High confidence132 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
6 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 2 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$24.99136 sales · 132 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$1188 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8.5$69.697 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9$79.696 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8$59.995 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$85.004 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$54.993 sales
- PSA 10$1,0003 sales
Is Ampharos worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $68 against the $106 you put in, a $38 loss. The money is in the 1 in 4 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $120–$1,000. Averaged over every outcome that is −$7 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 Holo / V / ex in Neo Genesis — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 19 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 58 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 | $1,099.94 | $111 | +$955 | 32.4× |
| PSA 9 | $120.00 | $71 | +$15 | 3.5× |
| PSA 8 | $68.00 | $71 | −$37 | 2.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,933 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 3.5% | $999.88 |
| PSA 9 | 24.4% | $120.00 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 30% | $68.00 |
| PSA 7 | 16.3% | $38.00 |
| PSA 6 | 12% | $33.98 |
| PSA 5 | 7.9% | $25.00 |
| PSA 4 | 2.8% | $25.00 |
| PSA 3 | 1.3% | $25.00 |
| PSA 2 | 0.4% | $25.00 |
| PSA 1 | 0.7% | $25.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.6% | $33.98 |
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
68 of the 1,952 PSA-graded Ampharos copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 3.5%. 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 1,952.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1,313.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 255.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 53.
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
Pokémon TCG: Ampharos Neo Genesis 1/111 Holo HPRaw · eBay$14.99
Pokémon TCG: Ampharos Neo Genesis 1/111 Holo HP to Lightly DamagedRaw · eBay$15.00
2000 Pokemon, Neo Genesis, #1/111 Ampharos, Holo Rare HPRaw · eBay$18.99
Pokemon "Ampharos" Neo Genesis Holo Card 1/111 LPRaw · eBay$19.95
Pokémon TCG Ampharos 1/111 Neo Genesis Holo Rare 80 HP Gigaspark Stage 2 2000Raw · eBay$19.99
Ampharos 1/111 Neo Genesis HoloRaw · eBay$20.00Cheapest raw copy $19.99 — 41% below our near-mint estimate of $34
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 68 | $1,100$935–$1,265 | |
| PSA 9pop 475 | $120$102–$138 | |
| PSA 8pop 588 | ✓ 62 cert-verified$68$68–$98 | |
| PSA 7pop 323 | ✓ 30 cert-verified$38$38–$60 | |
| PSA 5pop 155 | ✓ 17 cert-verified$25 |
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 $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
Priced per printing — some from our own completed sales, the rest from TCGplayer's market price. Reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
59% spreadCurrently 59% 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 and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
“The tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.”
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 Neo Genesis #1 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Neo Genesis #1) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, Ampharos from Neo Genesis is worth approximately $33.98 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,100 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 Neo Genesis is worth around $1,100 — roughly 32× the raw ungraded value of $33.98.
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 Holo card from Neo Genesis (card #1).
How do I know if my Ampharos is 1st Edition Holofoil?
Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
How do I know if my Ampharos is Unlimited Holo?
Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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 1/111 (Neo Genesis, 2000) and the other is 1/115 (Unseen Forces, 2005).
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