Is Ampharos Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Trade-only in RS. Ampharos is slow and powerful on the special side, handling Winona and Wallace well. But Manectric is faster and native. The import only makes sense if you specifically want the bulk over the speed.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Ampharos's defenses.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ampharos's weaknesses hard.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 57ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Ampharos in Ruby & Sapphire
Ampharos ends a traded Mareep line, with Flaaffy at 15 and the final stage at 30. The wool sheep never appears wild in Ruby or Sapphire.
How to Obtain Ampharos in RS
- Step 1Obtain MareepCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 42. 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Ampharos sits outside Hoenn's dex, so raise a shiny Flaaffy in another game, evolve it, and bring the finished Ampharos over. 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
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 102 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Charge, Odor Sleuth and 4 more.
RS Ampharos Best Moveset
115 Sp. Atk fires MoveThunderbolt at top-tier power, and AbilityStatic paralyzes physical attackers on contact. 55 Speed goes last against everything relevant. MoveThunder Wave supplements the Static paralysis. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Massive special power behind painful slowness.
Best Build
Ampharos best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Ampharos misses out on Body Slam and Charge. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with Normal and Fighting coverage 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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Ampharos Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Ampharos isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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