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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#181 Ampharos
Electric
- SpeciesLight Pokémon
- Japanese nameDenryuu
- PronunciationAM-FER-OS
- Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
- Weight136.0 lb 61.20 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from AMPERE, a measure of electric current, and PHARAOH, an ancient Egyptian king. “king of electricity”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | The tail’s tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people. |
|---|---|
| Silver | The bright light on its tail can be seen far away. It has been treasured since ancient times as a beacon. |
| Crystal | When it gets dark, the light from its bright, shiny tail can be seen from far away on the ocean’s surface. |
Where to find Ampharos
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve from Flaaffy at Level 30 | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×0.5
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- 1 weakness and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (33%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterGood
- ElectricBad
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNo Effect
- Good
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Growl | Normal | Status |
| Start | Thundershock | Electric | Special |
| Start | Thunderwave | Electric | Status |
| Start | Cotton Spore | Grass | Status |
| 30 | Thunderpunch | Electric | Special |
| 42 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status |
| 57 | Thunder | Electric | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM41Thunderpunch
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM48Fire Punch
- HM04Strength
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 Monster Pokémon group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Charmander Family
- Chikorita Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Lapras
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Slowpoke Family
- Snorlax
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | Mate with a male Pikachu/Raichu. |
| Take Down | Mate with a male from Growlithe, Phanpy, Ponyta, Rhyhorn, Seel, Snubbull, or Swinub Family. Also a male Dunsparce, Eevee, Stantler, or Tauros. |
| Body Slam | Mate with a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male from Chikorita, Seel, or Vulpix Family; or Lapras. |
| Screech | Mate with a male from Aipom, Dunsparce, Ekans, Larvitar, Lickitung, Mankey, Meowth, Psyduck, Sneasel, Totodile, or Umbreon Family. |
| Reflect | Mate with a male from Chikorita Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% |
| Attack | 75 | 218-248 | 19/4955.96% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% |
| Speed | 55 | 178-208 | 32/4732.66% |
| Special Attack | 115 | 298-328 | 6/4696.41% |
| Special Defense | 90 | 248-278 | 14/4177.31% |
| Total | 500 | 1513-1693 | 14/8781.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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