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Ampharos - HeartGold & SoulSilver (#14)

Name: Ampharos
Brand: Pokémon TCG
SKU: hgss1-14
Availability: InStock
Author: Masakazu Fukuda

Pokémon Stage 2 Rare HP 120

Market price

$10.93

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Set: HeartGold & SoulSilver
Number: 14
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Energy: Lightning

The tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.

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Ampharos - HeartGold & SoulSilver

Ampharos is a Rare Pokémon card from the HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokémon TCG set, released 2010, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. It sits at card number 14 in the HeartGold & SoulSilver checklist, classified as a Lightning-type Pokémon with 120 HP and the Stage 2 subtype.

In collector terms, this is a standard rare. Current TCGplayer market price tops out at $10.93 across 2 printed variants (Normal, Holofoil, Reverse Holo, etc.), with every variant's low / mid / high and direct prices listed below.

Ampharos has been printed 9 times across different sets. The variant you're looking at (#14 in HeartGold & SoulSilver) is one of them - see every other printing further down to compare art, rarity, and current market price across all versions.

Catchinary Index Value

CIV 78Strong

Strong market heat, grading upside. Weak icon status.

Market Heat 100

30 / 90 / 365-day price momentum.

Grading Upside 93

PSA 10 premium over raw NM.

Icon Status 30

Cultural recognition + iconic-set bonus.

Era Strength 75

Release-window weight.

Prices USD 2 days ago · 2026-06-09 08:06 UTC

normal

$6.69

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

reverseHolofoil

$10.93

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

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Market price history

Latest

$10.93

Low

$1.83

Feb 2023

High

$19.00

Jan 2021

Avg

$7.48

Days tracked

109

data points

Change

-42.5%

since first tracked

Sale History 258 sales · since 2021-01-01

PSA 10 high $164.56 PSA 9 high $105.81 Raw high $19.00

Date	Grade	Price
2026-04-01	RAW	$4.33
2026-03-01	RAW	$5.70
2026-02-01	RAW	$4.62
2026-01-01	RAW	$4.36
2025-12-01	RAW	$4.93
2025-11-01	RAW	$3.31
2025-10-01	RAW	$2.99
2025-09-01	RAW	$3.73
2025-08-01	RAW	$2.74
2025-07-01	RAW	$3.09
2025-06-01	RAW	$3.49
2025-05-01	RAW	$3.49
2025-04-01	RAW	$2.99
2025-03-01	RAW	$3.00
2025-02-01	RAW	$3.19
2025-01-01	RAW	$3.47
2024-12-01	RAW	$3.04
2024-11-01	RAW	$3.55
2024-11-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-11-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-11-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-11-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-11-01	RAW	$3.19
2024-10-01	RAW	$3.55
2024-10-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-10-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-10-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-10-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-10-01	RAW	$3.55
2024-09-01	RAW	$3.71
2024-09-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-09-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-09-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-09-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-09-01	RAW	$3.71
2024-08-01	RAW	$3.07
2024-08-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-08-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-08-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-08-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-08-01	RAW	$3.07
2024-07-01	RAW	$3.38
2024-07-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-07-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-07-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-07-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-07-01	RAW	$3.38
2024-06-01	RAW	$3.38
2024-06-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-06-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-06-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-06-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-06-01	RAW	$3.38
2024-05-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-05-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-05-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-05-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-05-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-05-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-04-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-04-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-04-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-04-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-04-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-04-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.85
2024-03-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-03-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-03-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-03-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.85
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-02-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-02-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-02-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-02-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.86
2024-01-01	RAW	$3.19
2024-01-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2024-01-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2024-01-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2024-01-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2024-01-01	RAW	$3.19
2023-12-01	RAW	$3.99
2023-12-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2023-12-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-12-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2023-12-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-12-01	RAW	$3.99
2023-11-01	RAW	$4.24
2023-11-01	PSA 8	$69.51
2023-11-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-11-01	BGS 9.5	$82.00
2023-11-01	PSA 10	$83.70
2023-11-01	RAW	$4.24
2023-10-01	RAW	$4.88
2023-10-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-10-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-10-01	BGS 9.5	$75.00
2023-10-01	PSA 10	$76.86
2023-10-01	RAW	$4.88
2023-09-01	RAW	$3.71
2023-09-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-09-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-09-01	BGS 9.5	$84.00
2023-09-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-09-01	RAW	$3.71
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.62
2023-08-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-08-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-08-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.62
2023-07-01	RAW	$2.62
2023-07-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-07-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-07-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-07-01	RAW	$2.62
2023-06-01	RAW	$2.94
2023-06-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-06-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-06-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-06-01	RAW	$2.94
2023-05-01	RAW	$2.72
2023-05-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-05-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-05-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-05-01	RAW	$2.72
2023-04-01	RAW	$2.15
2023-04-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-04-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-04-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-04-01	RAW	$2.15
2023-03-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-03-01	PSA 8	$69.52
2023-03-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-03-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-03-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-02-01	RAW	$1.83
2023-02-01	PSA 8	$69.53
2023-02-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-02-01	PSA 10	$91.00
2023-02-01	RAW	$1.83
2023-01-01	RAW	$2.30
2023-01-01	PSA 8	$69.53
2023-01-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2023-01-01	PSA 10	$52.63
2023-01-01	RAW	$2.30
2022-12-01	RAW	$2.38
2022-12-01	PSA 8	$69.53
2022-12-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2022-12-01	PSA 10	$53.18
2022-12-01	RAW	$2.38
2022-11-01	RAW	$1.97
2022-11-01	PSA 8	$69.53
2022-11-01	PSA 9	$77.91
2022-11-01	PSA 10	$48.96
2022-11-01	RAW	$1.97
2022-10-01	RAW	$2.30
2022-10-01	PSA 8	$69.53
2022-10-01	PSA 9	$78.19
2022-10-01	PSA 10	$51.88
2022-10-01	RAW	$2.30
2022-09-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-09-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-09-01	PSA 9	$82.59
2022-09-01	PSA 10	$72.87
2022-09-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-08-01	RAW	$7.65
2022-08-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-08-01	PSA 9	$82.88
2022-08-01	PSA 10	$102.36
2022-08-01	RAW	$7.65
2022-07-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-07-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-07-01	PSA 9	$83.19
2022-07-01	PSA 10	$75.44
2022-07-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-06-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-06-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-06-01	PSA 9	$83.48
2022-06-01	PSA 10	$74.97
2022-06-01	RAW	$4.95
2022-05-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-05-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-05-01	PSA 9	$84.48
2022-05-01	PSA 10	$106.59
2022-05-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-04-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-04-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-04-01	PSA 9	$86.40
2022-04-01	PSA 10	$105.71
2022-04-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-03-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-03-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-03-01	PSA 9	$86.40
2022-03-01	PSA 10	$104.61
2022-03-01	RAW	$8.53
2022-02-01	RAW	$8.52
2022-02-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2022-02-01	PSA 9	$86.40
2022-02-01	PSA 10	$103.63
2022-02-01	RAW	$8.52
2022-01-01	RAW	$8.50
2022-01-01	PSA 8	$69.89
2022-01-01	PSA 9	$86.40
2022-01-01	PSA 10	$102.94
2022-01-01	RAW	$8.50
2021-12-01	RAW	$8.57
2021-12-01	PSA 8	$69.59
2021-12-01	PSA 9	$86.84
2021-12-01	PSA 10	$110.48
2021-12-01	RAW	$8.57
2021-11-01	RAW	$8.47
2021-11-01	PSA 8	$69.60
2021-11-01	PSA 9	$87.91
2021-11-01	PSA 10	$164.56
2021-11-01	RAW	$8.47
2021-10-01	RAW	$8.47
2021-10-01	PSA 8	$69.63
2021-10-01	PSA 9	$105.81
2021-10-01	PSA 10	$164.56
2021-10-01	RAW	$8.47
2021-09-01	RAW	$8.58
2021-09-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2021-09-01	PSA 9	$105.81
2021-09-01	PSA 10	$164.56
2021-09-01	RAW	$8.58
2021-08-01	RAW	$8.48
2021-08-01	PSA 8	$69.99
2021-08-01	PSA 9	$105.81
2021-08-01	RAW	$8.48
2021-07-01	RAW	$8.25
2021-07-01	PSA 8	$69.91
2021-07-01	PSA 9	$105.81
2021-07-01	RAW	$8.25
2021-06-01	RAW	$8.70
2021-06-01	PSA 8	$69.71
2021-06-01	PSA 9	$105.76
2021-06-01	RAW	$8.70
2021-05-01	RAW	$11.00
2021-05-01	PSA 8	$69.71
2021-05-01	PSA 9	$105.58
2021-05-01	RAW	$11.00
2021-04-01	RAW	$12.00
2021-04-01	PSA 8	$69.71
2021-04-01	PSA 9	$77.00
2021-04-01	RAW	$12.00
2021-03-01	RAW	$11.18
2021-03-01	PSA 8	$68.99
2021-03-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2021-03-01	RAW	$11.18
2021-02-01	RAW	$5.50
2021-02-01	PSA 8	$68.99
2021-02-01	PSA 9	$76.00
2021-02-01	RAW	$5.50
2021-01-01	RAW	$19.00
2021-01-01	PSA 8	$68.99
2021-01-01	RAW	$19.00

? Card FAQ

Ampharos FAQ

Click any question to expand. Every answer pulls from this card's live Catchinary data.

How much is Ampharos from HeartGold & SoulSilver worth?

Recent recorded market price is $10.93 (latest tracked snapshot 2026-06-10) across 2 variants. See the variant breakdown above for per-variant low / mid / high / market spread and the market price history chart for the long-term arc. Graded estimates (PSA 10, PSA 9, CGC Perfect) are shown when auction data is available.

How rare is Ampharos?

This printing is a standard rare (the card is labeled "Rare" on the checklist). Ampharos has been printed 9 times across different sets - earlier or limited printings often command premiums even when the rarity tier is identical.

Who illustrated Ampharos?

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. See Masakazu Fukuda's full Catchinary page for every Pokémon card they've drawn, grouped by set with current market prices, career stats, and alt-art highlights.

When was Ampharos released?

The HeartGold & SoulSilver set released in 2010, so this card (#14 in the set) has been available since then. Its current and historical market price is tracked above.

Where can I buy Ampharos?

The "Where to buy on eBay" panel above shows live listings. For long-term holds, consider graded copies (PSA / CGC) which trade separately and usually at a premium over raw.

Is this card in Standard format?

Legal formats rotate as new sets release - see the HeartGold & SoulSilver set page for current Standard / Expanded / Unlimited status. Catchinary tracks 0 cards across every English-language set, so if this one has rotated out there's almost certainly a current-format reprint you can check.

Ampharos - HeartGold & SoulSilver (#14)

Ampharos - HeartGold & SoulSilver

Other printings of Ampharos

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