181: Ampharos

Essentials

Ampharos

Light Pokémon

Abilities

Static: Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

Hidden Ability

Plus: Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.

Damage Taken

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
National: 181
Original Johto: 55
Updated Johto: 55
Updated Unova: 27
Coastal Kalos: 129
Updated Alola: 164
Updated Akala: 65

Names

Japanese: デンリュウ (denryuu)
: デンリュウ
Official roomaji: Denryu
Korean: 전룡
Chinese: 電龍
: 电龙
French: Pharamp
German: Ampharos
Spanish: Ampharos
Italian: Ampharos

Breeding

Gender

½ male, ½ female

Egg groups

Monster
Field

Hatch counter

Steps to hatch

5355 / 2805

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP

230

Effort points

3 Special Attack

Capture rate

Base happiness

Growth rate

medium slow

Wild held items

		nothing
		nothing
		nothing
		nothing
		nothing

Evolution

Compare this family

Baby	Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
	Mareep	Flaaffy Level up, starting at level 15	Ampharos Level up, starting at level 30

Ampharos Forms

Stats

			Level
			Effort
		Pctile	Min IVs	Max IVs
HP	90	82.6	353	384
Attack	75	48.9	218	249
Defense	85	68.5	238	269
Special Attack	115	88.6	298	329
Special Defense	90	75.3	248	279
Speed	55	34.8	178	209
Total	510	74.0

Pokéathlon Performance

Minimum; Base; Maximum

Speed
Power
Skill
Stamina
Jump
Total: 8/14/19

Flavor

Detailed flavor page covering all versions

Flavor Text

: The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail’s light.
: The tip of its tail shines so brightly it can be used to send sea-navigation beacons to distant foreign shores.

: The tail’s tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.
: Ampharos gives off so much light that it can be seen even from space. People in the old days used the light of this Pokémon to send signals back and forth with others far away.

: The light from its tail can be seen from space. This is why you can always tell exactly where it is, which is why it usually keeps the light off.
: Its tail shines bright and strong. It has been prized since long ago as a beacon for sailors.

Sprites

Miscellany

Species: Light Pokémon
Color: Yellow
Cry
Habitat: grassland
Footprint
Shape: Sciurine

Height

4'7.1"
1.4 m

Weight

615

135.6 lb
61.5 kg

Locations

Ridiculously detailed breakdown

Pal Park

Area: Field
Score: 80
Rate: 10

Moves

Electric moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Special moves better suit Ampharos's higher Special Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

								Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
					—	—		Zap Cannon			5	120	50%		Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
					—	—		Magnetic Flux			20	—	—		Raises the Defense and Special Defense of all friendly Pokémon with Plus or Minus by one stage.
					—	—		Ion Deluge			25	—	—	1	Changes all Normal moves to Electric moves for the rest of the turn.
					—	—		Dragon Pulse			10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
		—	—	—	—	—		Fire Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tackle			35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Growl			40	—	100%		Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
—	—	—	—					Thunder Shock			30	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
							0	Thunder Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
							—	Thunder Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
							—	Zap Cannon			5	120	50%		Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
							—	Magnetic Flux			20	—	—		Raises the Defense and Special Defense of all friendly Pokémon with Plus or Minus by one stage.
							—	Ion Deluge			25	—	—	1	Changes all Normal moves to Electric moves for the rest of the turn.
							—	Dragon Pulse			10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
							—	Fire Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
							—	Tackle			35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
							—	Growl			40	—	100%		Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Thunder Wave			20	—	90%		Paralyzes the target.
		5	5					Growl			40	—	100%		Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
9	9	10	10	—	—	—	—	Thunder Shock			30	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
18	18	14	14	4	4	4	4	Thunder Wave			20	—	90%		Paralyzes the target.
				8	8	8	8	Thunder Shock			30	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
27	27	20	20	11	11	11	11	Cotton Spore			40	—	100%		Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
		25	25	16	16	16	16	Charge			20	—	—		Raises the user's Special Defense by one stage. User's Electric moves have doubled power next turn.
				20	20	20	20	Take Down			20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
				25	25	25	25	Electro Ball			10	*	100%		Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.
				29	29	29	29	Confuse Ray			10	—	100%		Confuses the target.
30	30	30	30	30	30	30		Thunder Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
				35	35	35	35	Power Gem			20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
		34		40	40	40	40	Discharge			15	80	100%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
		42						Signal Beam			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
			33					Electro Ball			10	*	100%		Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.
			40	46	46	46	46	Cotton Guard			10	—	—		Raises the user's Defense by three stages.
			48					Discharge			15	80	100%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
			55	51	51	51	51	Signal Beam			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
42	42	51	63	57	57	57	57	Light Screen			30	—	—		Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
		59	71					Power Gem			20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
57	57	68	79	62	62	62	62	Thunder			10	110	70%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
					65	65	65	Dragon Pulse			10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
								Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Egg, learned by Mareep but not Ampharos
								After You			15	—	—		Makes the target act next this turn.
								Agility			30	—	—		Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
								Body Slam			15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
								Charge			20	—	—		Raises the user's Special Defense by one stage. User's Electric moves have doubled power next turn.
								Eerie Impulse			15	—	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages.
								Electric Terrain			10	—	—		For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power.
								Flatter			15	—	100%		Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.
								Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
								Odor Sleuth			40	—	—		Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.
								Reflect			20	—	—		Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
								Safeguard			25	—	—		Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
								Sand Attack			15	—	100%		Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
								Screech			40	—	85%		Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
								Take Down			20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
								Thunderbolt			15	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
								Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
								After You			15	—	—		Makes the target act next this turn.
								Body Slam			15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
								Counter			20	*	100%	-5	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
								Defense Curl			40	—	—		Raises user's Defense by one stage.
								Double-Edge			15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
								Dragon Pulse			10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
								Dynamic Punch			5	100	50%		Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
								Electroweb			15	55	95%		Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.
								Endure			10	—	—	4	Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
								Fire Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
								Focus Punch			20	150	100%	-3	If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
								Headbutt			15	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
								Heal Bell			5	—	—		Cures the entire party of major status effects.
								Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
								Magnet Rise			10	—	—		User is immune to Ground moves and effects for five turns.
								Mega Kick			5	120	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
								Mega Punch			20	80	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
								Mimic			10	—	—		Copies the target's last used move.
								Outrage			10	120	100%		Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.
								Seismic Toss			20	*	100%		Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
								Shock Wave			20	60	—		Never misses.
								Signal Beam			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
								Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
								Snore			15	50	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
								Substitute			10	—	—		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
								Swagger			15	—	85%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
								Swift			20	60	—		Never misses.
								Thunder Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
								Thunder Wave			20	—	90%		Paralyzes the target.
								Thunderbolt			15	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
								Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
	01	01						Focus Punch			20	150	100%	-3	If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
01								Dynamic Punch			5	100	50%		Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
02								Headbutt			15	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
03								Curse			10	—	—		Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
06	06	06	06	06	06	06	06	Toxic			10	—	90%		Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
07								Zap Cannon			5	120	50%		Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
08								Rock Smash			15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	Hidden Power			15	60	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
13								Snore			15	50	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	Hyper Beam			5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	Light Screen			30	—	—		Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	Protect			10	—	—	4	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	Rain Dance			5	—	—		Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
			20	20	20	20	20	Safeguard			25	—	—		Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
20								Endure			10	—	—	4	Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	Frustration			20	*	100%		Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
23	23	23						Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	Thunderbolt			15	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Thunder			10	110	70%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	Return			20	*	100%		Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	Brick Break			15	75	100%		Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	Double Team			15	—	—		Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
	34	34						Shock Wave			20	60	—		Never misses.
	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	Facade			20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
	43	43						Secret Power			20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
34								Swagger			15	—	85%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
35								Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
39								Swift			20	60	—		Never misses.
40								Defense Curl			40	—	—		Raises user's Defense by one stage.
41								Thunder Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	Rest			10	—	—		User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Attract			15	—	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
			48	48	48	48	48	Round			15	60	100%		Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
			49	49	49	49	49	Echoed Voice			15	40	100%		Power increases by 100% for each consecutive use by any friendly Pokémon, to a maximum of 200.
48								Fire Punch			15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
		52	52	52	52	52	52	Focus Blast			5	120	70%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
		56	56	56	56	56	56	Fling			10	*	100%		Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
		57	57	57	57	57	57	Charge Beam			10	50	90%		Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one stage.
							59	Brutal Swing			20	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
		58						Endure			10	—	—	4	Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
		68	68	68	68	68	68	Giga Impact			5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
		70	70	70	70	70		Flash			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
			72	72	72	72	72	Volt Switch			20	70	100%		User must switch out after attacking.
		73	73	73	73	73	73	Thunder Wave			20	—	90%		Paralyzes the target.
			78	78	78	78	78	Bulldoze			20	60	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
		78						Captivate			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
		82						Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
		83						Natural Gift			15	*	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
		87	87	87	87	87	87	Swagger			15	—	85%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
					88	88	88	Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
		90	90	90	90	90	90	Substitute			10	—	—		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
			93	93	93	93	93	Wild Charge			15	90	100%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
						94		Secret Power			20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
			94	94	94			Rock Smash			15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
					98	98		Power-Up Punch			20	40	100%		Raises the user's Attack by one stage after inflicting damage.
					100	100	100	Confide			20	—	—		Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.
H4	H4	H4	H4	H4	H4	H4		Strength			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H5	H5							Flash			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
	H6	H6				H6		Rock Smash			15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
		H8						Rock Climb			20	90	85%		Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.