Ampharos (Chaos Rising 29)

Ampharos   デンリュウ Denryu

Illustration rare print Illus. saino misaki

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Flaaffy Card name Ampharos Type Lightning HP 160 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Chaos Rising Rarity English card no. 029/086 Japanese expansion Ninja Spinner Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 029/083 English expansion Chaos Rising Rarity English card no. 090/086 Japanese expansion Ninja Spinner Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 088/083 Expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 075 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ampharos.

Ampharos (Japanese: デンリュウ Denryu) is a Lightning-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Chaos Rising expansion.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
  • Gallery
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Synchro Pulse

シンクロパルス

If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, attacks used by this Pokémon do 80 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Flashing Bolt

フラッシュボルト

140

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Flashing Bolt.

Pokédex data

Ampharos - Light Pokémon

No.

0181

Height

4'7" (1.4 m)

Weight

135.6 lbs. (61.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

The tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.

尻尾の 先が 光り輝く。 光は はるか 遠くまで 届き 迷った者の 道標となる。

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card and a Full Art illustration rare card in the Chaos Rising expansion, first released in the Japanese Ninja Spinner expansion. The Regular print features artwork by CHORISO, while the Full Art illustration rare print features artwork by saino misaki.

In Taiwan and Hong Kong, this card is reprinted as a Traditional Chinese M-P Promotional card with new artwork by Taiga Kasai, and is released as a random reward from a promo card pack included in the "Ninja Spinner Value Set" booster box, released on March 27, 2026. The Traditional Chinese M-P Promotional print is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card and was one of the Prerelease promos for Chaos Rising, available in the Chaos Rising Build & Battle Box. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was given to those overseeing Prerelease Tournaments. The Chaos Rising print was also included as a Non-Holofoil card in the Perfect Order Build & Battle Box.

Gallery

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Trivia

Origin

Flashing Bolt is an attack that first appeared on Thundurus from the Everyone's Exciting Battle collection. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.