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ampharos
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Ampharos

Light Pokémon

Electric

The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail’s light.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 75
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 90
Speed 55
Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Static Plus (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

flaaffy Flaaffy Lv. 15
ampharos Ampharos Lv. 30

Moves

Details

Category Light Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 61.5 kg
Base Exp 230
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster ,Ground

Sprites

ampharos Front Front
ampharos Back Back
ampharos Front Shiny Front Shiny
ampharos Back Shiny Back Shiny
ampharos Official Art Official Art
ampharos Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 0.9%
Tank
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Grass
Focus Blast / Heal Bell
Item
Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 172
SpA 252
Spe 84
Specially Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
SpD 252
Dual Screens
Item
Light Clay
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Ampharos is adorable, but sadly this doesn't necessarily make it popular in battle. It is overshadowed pretty badly by Eelektross, who is notable for its mixed attacking prowess and Levitate, as well as several other NU Electric-types, who are faster. Despite the fierce competition, Ampharos actually has a lot of things that these Pokemon don't. For one, it has the highest Special Attack of all NU Electric-types, and can really pack some good power with its Electric-type attacks. It has a lower Speed stat but greater bulk than much of its competition as well, allowing it to take hits that many other Electric-types would otherwise crumble to, and it is not weak to Stealth Rock like Rotom-F and Rotom-S, who are similarly bulky and powerful. While Ampharos has a somewhat shallow movepool, it does have the rare Heal Bell, which further takes advantage of its unusually good bulk. Unfortunately, its lack of reliable recovery means that Ampharos's decent bulk cannot be fully taken advantage of. Ampharos is an oddball amongst its Electric brethren, but it can still be effective.

Most Used Moves

Agility
64.5%
Heal Bell
31.6%
Rest
24.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
75.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc