Team Rocket's Ampharos Destined Rivals Pokemon card

Team Rocket's Ampharos #74/182Destined Rivals · Uncommon

Market price · Normal · Near Mint

$0.16

Market price updated Fri Oct 23 2026 — TCGplayer's index built from completed sales, not a seller's asking price.

7d: 0%30d: -30.4%

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Price history — Normal, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $0.15–$0.23· refreshed daily · hover the line for each day's price

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What Team Rocket's Ampharos actually sold for (Normal, last 30 days)

Condition	Market price	7d	30d	Sold	Sale range
Near Mintshown on page	$0.16	0%	-30.4%	124 copies	$0.01–$0.40
Lightly Played	$0.13	0%	+8.3%	19 copies	$0.05–$0.40

Market price is TCGplayer's index for completed sales in that condition; the sale range is the lowest and highest individual sale recorded in the same 30-day window. Ungraded copies sold as a lot are not counted. Data as of 2026-10-23.

Card details

Type: Lightning
HP: 140
Class: Pokémon · Stage 2
Rarity: Uncommon
Card number: 74/182
Artist: Shiburingaru
Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 2 Colorless
Evolves from: Team Rocket's Flaaffy

Card data from the community PokéAPI catalog (pokemontcg.io).

Attacks & rules

Darkest Impulse Ability

Whenever your opponent plays a Pokémon from their hand to evolve 1 of their Pokémon, put 4 damage counters on that Pokémon. The effect of Darkest Impulse doesn't stack.

Head Bolt

Lightning Colorless Colorless 140

Frequently asked questions

Where does Team Rocket's Ampharos fit in its evolution line?

This is filler tier, but collectors still want it clean. Its weakness is Fighting ×2. Its ability slot holds Darkest Impulse. Its Head Bolt attack costs Lightning + Colorless + Colorless and deals 140 damage. Its retreat cost is 2. Team Rocket's Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. It comes out of Team Rocket's Flaaffy. Printed 74 of 182 in Destined Rivals, it carries the Uncommon marking, drawn by Shiburingaru. A clean Near Mint copy is worth pricing on its own; played ones belong in a lot.

Is Team Rocket's Ampharos worth selling on its own?

It was printed more heavily than the rares, so on its own it is a small card. Its weakness is Fighting ×2. It comes out of Team Rocket's Flaaffy. Its ability slot holds Darkest Impulse. Its Head Bolt attack costs Lightning + Colorless + Colorless and deals 140 damage. Its retreat cost is 2. Printed 74 of 182 in Destined Rivals, it carries the Uncommon marking, drawn by Shiburingaru. Team Rocket's Ampharos is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. If you have the stages around it, price the line together rather than this card alone.