Is Ampharos Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Mareep's final form at level 30. Electric-type with AbilityStatic. One of the best Electric options in HGSS with strong special Attack and decent bulk. Handles Jasmine through Thunder Wave support, and Lance's Gyarados through Electric. Carries teams from Bugsy all the way through Red.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Flaaffy has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Flaaffy 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.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge'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 Sabrina's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Ampharos resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Mareep
Catch Mareep on Route 32 (walking, Lv 6, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 28ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 32BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 41RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 46ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
Evolve Mareep to Flaaffy
Mareep evolves into Flaaffy at Level 15. Your Mareep should hit Level 15 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 31ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 36BugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 47RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 53ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
Evolve Flaaffy to Ampharos
Flaaffy evolves into Ampharos at Level 30. Your Flaaffy should hit Level 30 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 34ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 68ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Ampharos in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Flaaffy reaches level 30 and becomes Ampharos, the top of the Mareep line. None show up wild, so it all traces back to one of those early Johto Mareep.
Catch Mareep or Flaaffy at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Ampharos.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Ampharos in HGSS
The path to Ampharos starts with Mareep at Lv. 1-16 via walking and gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve FlaaffyRoute 43Lv.15-17GrassRate 40%DayRoute 43Lv.15GrassRate 30%Morning/nightRoute 42Lv.15-17GrassRate 10%or evolve from Mareep (Step 1)
- Step 3Ampharos ✓
How to Get Shiny Ampharos in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ampharos tops the Mareep line, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Ampharos odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Ampharos Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Ampharos already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
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 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Charge, Flatter and 6 more.
HGSS Ampharos Best Moveset
Special Electric powerhouse at 115 Sp. Atk with 90 HP and 90 Sp. Def for durable special presence. The moveset fires hard from the special side and absorbs special attacks between turns. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. 55 Speed is the one weakness.
Best Build
Ampharos best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Focus Blast
- Signal Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Ampharos misses out on Body Slam and Charge. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with coverage across 7 types 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Ampharos HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Ampharos does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Ampharos hits 600 BST.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Ampharos as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Heracross, Typhlosion, and Gyarados. These have the highest co-usage rates with Ampharos in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Modest on Ampharos. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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
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