Ampharos1/127 · Platinum Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
- PSA 8$61pop 49
- PSA 9$2503 sold · 90d · pop 56
- PSA 10$408modelled · pop 7
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Platinum #1/127, 2009. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 1/127.
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 Platinum (#1, released 2009), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 2 Lightning-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Flaaffy, weak to Fighting +30. 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 14 September 2026.
Ampharos price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence48 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 2 auctions, 4 accepted offers, 4 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 13 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$18.9970 sales · 48 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$2503 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9$99.993 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$68.002 sales
- PSA 7$40.372 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8.5$49.992 sales
- CGC 6$17.702 sales
- PSA 6$28.981 sale
Is Ampharos worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $61 against the $97 you put in, a $36 loss. The money is in the 1 in 3 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $250–$408. Averaged over every outcome that is +$29 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 Platinum — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 23 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 70 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 | $407.86 | $74 | +$308 | 16.0× |
| PSA 9 | $250.00 | $72 | +$152 | 9.8× |
| PSA 8 | $61.00 | $71 | −$35 | 2.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 167 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 4.2% | $407.86 |
| PSA 9 | 32.9% | $250.00 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 28.1% | $61.00 |
| PSA 7 | 15.6% | $28.89 |
| PSA 6 | 7.8% | $25.53 |
| PSA 5 | 5.4% | $25.53 |
| PSA 4 | 1.8% | $16.99 |
| PSA 3 | 0.6% | $16.99 |
| PSA 1 | 1.8% | $16.99 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 1.8% | $25.53 |
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
7 of the 170 PSA-graded Ampharos copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 4.1%. 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 170.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 125.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2.
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 1/127 - Platinum - Rev. Holo. (LP)Raw · eBay$7.99
The Pokémon Company Ampharos 1/127 Platinum Holo Rare ENG 2009 HP130Raw · eBay$8.00
Ampharos 1/127 Holo Rare Platinum Pokemon TCG - NM 🔥 SWIRL Raw · eBay$9.76
POKEMON AMPHAROS LV.57 1/127 PLATINUM BASE SET RARE HOLO DamagedRaw · eBay$10.00
Platinum #1/127 AmpharosRaw · eBay$11.91
Ampharos LV. 52 #1/132 - Pokemon Secret Wonders (2007)Raw · eBay$12.00Cheapest raw copy $8.00 — 69% below our near-mint estimate of $26
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 7 | modelled$408$408–$408 | |
| PSA 9pop 56 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$250$102–$250 | |
| PSA 8pop 49 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$61 | |
| PSA 7pop 27 | 2 sold$29$25–$33 | |
| PSA 4pop 3 | modelled$17$17–$17 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $17 (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.
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
🔥 Trending in the community
#57 on the radarAmpharos is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Flaaffy.
Each Pokémon that has any damage counters on it (both yours and your opponent's) can't use any Poké-Powers.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Move an Energy card attached to Ampharos to 1 of your Benched 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 Platinum #1 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Platinum #1) worth?
As of 14 September 2026, Ampharos from Platinum is worth approximately $25.53 ungraded (near-mint), and around $408 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 Platinum is worth around $408 — roughly 16× the raw ungraded value of $25.53.
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 Platinum (card #1).
How do I know if my Ampharos is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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 1/127 (Platinum, 2009) and the other is 1/115 (Unseen Forces, 2005).
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