Is Ampharos Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Trade-only in Crystal due to the missing Mareep line. If you get one, Ampharos is still one of the best Electric-types in Gen 2. Strong special stats, decent bulk, and the coverage to handle everything from Clair's Gyarados to most of Kanto. The trade requirement is the only obstacle.
Ampharos resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Ampharos's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Ampharos's defenses.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Ampharos cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- LV 57ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Ampharos in Crystal
Ampharos caps a line that doesn't exist in wild Crystal. With Mareep gone, you trade one in and raise it through Flaaffy to level 30 for the final form.
How to Obtain Ampharos in C
- Step 1Obtain MareepCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Gold & SilverAvailableCatch in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 42, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Valley Windworks. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Valley Windworks. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Floccesy Ranch. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Flaaffy
- Step 3Ampharos ✓
How to Get Shiny Ampharos in Crystal
Ampharos has no wild form to hunt in Gen 2, so a shiny one comes from Gold or Silver, where you raise a Mareep caught on Route 32 and evolve it all the way up before trading it in. See every game where Shiny Ampharos can be hunted
Ampharos Weakness
Ground moves hit Ampharos for super-effective damage. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Ampharos can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Ampharos Weak Against
Good
Ampharos Evolutions
End of the line. Ampharos caps a three-stage chain that started at Mareep. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+50 over Mareep), and Ampharos peaks at 500 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ampharos to get Mareep eggs easily using 66 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Reflect, Safeguard and 3 more.
C Ampharos Best Moveset
MoveThunderbolt from 115 Sp. Atk hits at top-tier power, one of the strongest Electric attacks available. 55 Speed is the critical flaw, going last in nearly every relevant matchup. MoveThunder Wave helps offset the Speed. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Enormous power stuck behind painful slowness.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Fire Punch
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Ampharos misses out on Body Slam and Reflect. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Zap Cannon and Thunder, with Normal and Fighting coverage and more rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
21 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it gets dark, the light from its bright, shiny tail can be seen from far away on the ocean’s surface.
Ampharos Crystal Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Ampharos does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Ampharos hits 600 BST.
In Crystal, use Ampharos as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
Ampharos isn't catchable in Crystal. Obtain one in Gold or Silver, then trade it to Crystal.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Ampharos has appeared in 17 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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