Ampharos #34 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Ampharos & chase cards
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Ampharos is that friendly Electric-type everyone remembers, and this particular printing, card #34 from the Japanese HeartGold Collection set released back in 2002, gives it a real collector's charm with Atsuko Nishida's artwork bringing it to life. If you're checking Ampharos value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $28, while a well graded example can climb much higher. It's a Rare card, not a chase holo rare, but it still holds a solid place in HeartGold Collection binders.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $27, up 50% over the past year, with an all-time high of $28 in July 2026.
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Ampharos price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,053 graded, only 434 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.0k | 434 | 413 / 21 |
| PSA 9 | $125 | 421 | 404 / 17 |
| PSA 8 | $54 | 133 | 105 / 28 |
| PSA 7 | $19 | 34 | 23 / 11 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 20 | 15 / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 6 | 3 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $27 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 34
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
Attacks
- Lightning Strike40Lightning · Lightning · Colorless · Colorless
You may discard all Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
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The collector's take on Ampharos
Is Ampharos worth grading?
So is Ampharos worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $28, but a PSA 10 sells for $413, which works out to roughly 14.8 times the raw price. That's a meaningful jump, and it's the kind of number that gets collectors reaching for their nicest copies. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, centering and edge wear on older Japanese cards like this one can knock a card down to a Grade 9, which still brings $404, a fine outcome but nowhere near the PSA 10 ceiling. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and only submit a copy you'd bet looks flawless under a loupe.
How rare is Ampharos?
Right now there are 1,052 total graded copies of Ampharos on record, and of those, 433 have earned the PSA 10 label. That's a fairly healthy slice of gem mints compared to the total population, which tells you this card can be found in top condition if you're patient and picky about what you buy. It also means the price gap between a Grade 9 and PSA 10 has more to do with buyer demand for that perfect label than pure scarcity alone. Population numbers like these are worth checking anytime you're pricing a graded card, since they ground the number you're seeing in something real.
Where can you pull Ampharos?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually comes in handy. We've recorded Ampharos pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, so it's not a card that only shows up in price guides, people are genuinely opening it live. The biggest pull value we've logged for it sits at $138, and it's turned up in packs including the Pokemon Starter Pack, Novice Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't beat what you paid, so if you're chasing Ampharos specifically, comparing live pull data against buying one raw on the secondary market is always the smarter first step.
Questions people ask
How much is Ampharos worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ampharos currently sits at $28. Once it's graded the value shifts a lot, with a Grade 9 bringing $404 and a PSA 10 reaching $413, so condition really does most of the talking here.
Is Ampharos worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 14.8 times the raw price of $28. Just know that gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off, and grading costs and risk should factor into your decision before sending one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Ampharos worth?+
A PSA 10 Ampharos is valued at $413, compared to $404 for a Grade 9 and $28 raw. With 433 PSA 10s recorded out of 1,052 total graded copies, gem mint examples are out there but still command a real premium.
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