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Ampharos 34/165

Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Ampharos Lightning Type Rare Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida Pull Rate:1 in 40 packs (2.5%) Evolves From: Flaaffy

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Ampharos #34/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Ampharos #34/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Ampharos has moved up 4.4% to $31.14. PSA 10 copies are up 16.3% over the same period.

Ampharos #34/165 appears roughly 1 in 40 packs, which works out at 2.5% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Ampharos #34/165 is a Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $31.14 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $384.56, giving a net return of +$275.43 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$9.60 and PSA 8 returns −$19.69, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 191 copies of Ampharos #34/165, of which 72 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 37.7%, or roughly 1 in 2.7 graded copies.

No. At a 37.7% gem rate, Ampharos grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 19.9 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Ampharos #34/165 was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, who has illustrated 802 Pokémon cards in total.

Ampharos #34/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 2 Pokémon from the Johto region.