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#0181 · Generation II · form of Ampharos

Mega Ampharos

Electric / Dragon · Light Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.

Showing the official games. Pick a ROM hack to see how it changes this Pokémon, or compare all of them.

Base stats

HP90
Attack95
Defense105
Sp. Attack165
Sp. Defense110
Speed45
Total610
StatBaseMinMax
HP90290384
Attack95175317
Defense105193339
Sp. Attack165301471
Sp. Defense110202350
Speed4585207

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Mega Ampharos takes from each attacking type.

×2
GroundIceDragonFairy
×½
FlyingSteelFireWaterGrass
×¼
Electric
×1
NormalFightingPoisonRockBugGhostPsychicDark

Evolution

MareepMareep#0179
Level 15FlaaffyFlaaffy#0180
Level 30AmpharosAmpharos#0181

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

In the ROM hacks it evolves differently

Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.

In Pokémon Odyssey

Flaaffy (Etrian)Flaaffy (Etrian)
Evolves into Ampharos (Etrian) at Level 30AmpharosAmpharos

Other forms

AmpharosAmpharos

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon25 level-up · 31 TM/HM · 14 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
—ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
1Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
1ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
1TackleNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus—100%40
1Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
1Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
1Zap CannonElectricSpecial12050%5
1Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
1Ion DelugeElectricStatus——25
1Magnetic FluxElectricStatus——20
4Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
8Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
11Cotton SporeGrassStatus—100%40
16ChargeElectricStatus——20
20Take DownNormalPhysical9085%20
25Electro BallElectricSpecial—100%10
29Confuse RayGhostStatus—100%10
35Power GemRockSpecial80100%20
40DischargeElectricSpecial80100%15
46Cotton GuardGrassStatus——10
51Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
57Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
62ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
65Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial90100%15
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM52Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070%5
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM57Charge BeamElectricSpecial5090%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM72Volt SwitchElectricSpecial70100%20
TM73Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
TM78BulldozeGroundPhysical60100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM93Wild ChargeElectricPhysical90100%15

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
SnoreNormalSpecial50100%15
OutrageDragonPhysical120100%10
Heal BellNormalStatus——5
Iron TailSteelPhysical10075%15
Focus PunchFightingPhysical150100%20
Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
Shock WaveElectricSpecial60—20
Magnet RiseElectricStatus——10
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
After YouNormalStatus——15
ElectrowebElectricSpecial5595%15
Laser FocusNormalStatus——30
Sun / Moon25 level-up · 31 TM/HM

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
—ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
1Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
1ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
1TackleNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus—100%40
1Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
1Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
1Zap CannonElectricSpecial12050%5
1Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
1Ion DelugeElectricStatus——25
1Magnetic FluxElectricStatus——20
4Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
8Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
11Cotton SporeGrassStatus—100%40
16ChargeElectricStatus——20
20Take DownNormalPhysical9085%20
25Electro BallElectricSpecial—100%10
29Confuse RayGhostStatus—100%10
35Power GemRockSpecial80100%20
40DischargeElectricSpecial80100%15
46Cotton GuardGrassStatus——10
51Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
57Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
62ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
65Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial90100%15
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM52Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070%5
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM57Charge BeamElectricSpecial5090%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM72Volt SwitchElectricSpecial70100%20
TM73Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
TM78BulldozeGroundPhysical60100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM93Wild ChargeElectricPhysical90100%15
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire24 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 13 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
1TackleNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus—100%40
1Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
1Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
1Zap CannonElectricSpecial12050%5
1Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
1Ion DelugeElectricStatus——25
1Magnetic FluxElectricStatus——20
4Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
8Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
11Cotton SporeGrassStatus—100%40
16ChargeElectricStatus——20
20Take DownNormalPhysical9085%20
25Electro BallElectricSpecial—100%10
29Confuse RayGhostStatus—100%10
30ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
35Power GemRockSpecial80100%20
40DischargeElectricSpecial80100%15
46Cotton GuardGrassStatus——10
51Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
57Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
62ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
65Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial90100%15
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM52Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070%5
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM57Charge BeamElectricSpecial5090%10
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM70FlashNormalStatus—100%20
TM72Volt SwitchElectricSpecial70100%20
TM73Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
TM78BulldozeGroundPhysical60100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM93Wild ChargeElectricPhysical90100%15
TM94Secret PowerNormalPhysical70100%20
TM98Power-Up PunchFightingPhysical40100%20
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical80100%15
HM06Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100%15

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
SnoreNormalSpecial50100%15
OutrageDragonPhysical120100%10
Heal BellNormalStatus——5
Iron TailSteelPhysical10075%15
Focus PunchFightingPhysical150100%20
Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
Shock WaveElectricSpecial60—20
Magnet RiseElectricStatus——10
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
After YouNormalStatus——15
ElectrowebElectricSpecial5595%15
X / Y24 level-up · 34 TM/HM

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1Fire PunchFirePhysical75100%15
1TackleNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus—100%40
1Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
1Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
1Zap CannonElectricSpecial12050%5
1Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10
1Ion DelugeElectricStatus——25
1Magnetic FluxElectricStatus——20
4Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
8Thunder ShockElectricSpecial40100%30
11Cotton SporeGrassStatus—100%40
16ChargeElectricStatus——20
20Take DownNormalPhysical9085%20
25Electro BallElectricSpecial—100%10
29Confuse RayGhostStatus—100%10
30ThunderPunchElectricPhysical75100%15
35Power GemRockSpecial80100%20
40DischargeElectricSpecial80100%15
46Cotton GuardGrassStatus——10
51Signal BeamBugSpecial75100%15
57Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
62ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
65Dragon PulseDragonSpecial85100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial90100%15
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial11070%10
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM52Focus BlastFightingSpecial12070%5
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM57Charge BeamElectricSpecial5090%10
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM70FlashNormalStatus—100%20
TM72Volt SwitchElectricSpecial70100%20
TM73Thunder WaveElectricStatus—90%20
TM78BulldozeGroundPhysical60100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM93Wild ChargeElectricPhysical90100%15
TM94Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100%15
TM98Power-Up PunchFightingPhysical40100%20
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical80100%15

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

1 guide on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

GuideWhere
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus
Mega
Dynamax Adventure (Crown Tundra)Raid Den · Lv — · 2

Compare official Mega Ampharos with the ROM hacks →

In the 9 guides that include it

Changed in 7 of 9 guides: retyped in 6, stats in 6, abilities in 5, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Ampharos, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

GuideTypeTotalAbilities
UnboundChangedElectric→ElectricDragon610 +100
+20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Moldbreaker
+ Moldbreaker − Static, Plus
Radical RedChangedElectric→ElectricDragon610 +100
+20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Thick Fat, Mold Breaker
+ Thick Fat, Mold Breaker − Static, Plus
Sword and Shield Ultimate PlusChangedElectric→ElectricDragon610 +100
+20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Mold Breaker
+ Mold Breaker − Static, Plus
Lazarus
Evolves at Ampharosite		ChangedElectricDragon610Mold Breaker
Elite ReduxChangedElectric→ElectricDragon630 +120
+20 HP, +20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Overwhelm, Dazzling, Mold Breaker
Inclement EmeraldChangedElectric→ElectricDragon610 +100
+20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Mold Breaker
+ Mold Breaker − Static, Plus
Pokémon Emerald ImperiumChangedElectric→ElectricDragon610 +100
+20 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, -10 Speed		Thick Fat, Thick Fat, Mold Breaker
+ Thick Fat, Thick Fat, Mold Breaker − Static, Plus
Pokémon SoulgoldUnchangedElectricDragon610Mold Breaker
Pokémon R.O.W.EUnchangedElectricDragon610Mold Breaker

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

GoldThe tail's tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.
Silver / FireRed / SoulSilverThe bright light on its tail can be seen far away. It has been treasured since ancient times as a beacon.
CrystalWhen it gets dark, the light from its bright, shiny tail can be seen from far away on the ocean's surface.
Ruby / SapphireAMPHAROS 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.
EmeraldIt gives off so much light that it can be seen even from space. People in the old days used its light to send signals back and forth with others far away.
LeafGreen / HeartGold / X / YThe tail’s tip shines brightly and can be seen from far away. It acts as a beacon for lost people.
Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / WhiteThe tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail’s light.
Black 2 / White 2The tip of its tail shines so brightly it can be used to send sea-navigation beacons to distant foreign shores.
Omega Ruby / Alpha SapphireAmpharos 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.
Ultra SunThe 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.
Ultra MoonIts tail shines bright and strong. It has been prized since long ago as a beacon for sailors.

Names in other languages

Japaneseデンリュウ
Japanese (Rōmaji)Denryu
GermanAmpharos
FrenchPharamp
SpanishAmpharos
ItalianAmpharos
Korean전룡
Chinese (Simplified)电龙
Chinese (Traditional)電龍

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.