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Ampharos - #181Pokemon GO

TYPE
Electric
CANDY
10
STARDUST
500
DISTANCE
5KM

Ampharos

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.

Dex No

#181

Capture Rate

12%

Flee Rate

5%

New Move

75000 75

Ampharos Weaknesses and Strengths

Ampharos is a Electric type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Electric Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ground 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Flying 62.5%
Steel 62.5%
Electric 62.5%

Best Moves for Ampharos in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Ampharos.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Volt Switch Zap Cannon 55.91453.80
Charge Beam Zap Cannon 54.14442.64
Volt Switch Brutal Swing 44.71436.27
Volt Switch Thunder 60.50423.43
Charge Beam Brutal Swing 42.94419.81
Volt Switch Focus Blast 50.50418.36
Volt Switch Return 60.50402.72
Charge Beam Thunder 58.73394.03
Volt Switch Thunder Punch 40.50393.31
Charge Beam Focus Blast 48.73392.50

All Moves for Ampharos

Below are all the moves that Ampharos can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
ThunderCharged100502400ms-100
Power GemCharged8027.592900ms-50
Thunder PunchCharged45301800ms-33
Brutal SwingCharged6534.211900ms-33
Dragon Pulse EliteTMCharged90253600ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
Zap CannonCharged14045.413700ms-100
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Focus BlastCharged140403500ms-100
TrailblazeCharged6532.52000ms-50
Charge BeamQuick88.731100ms15
Volt SwitchQuick1410.51600ms21

Ampharos Evolution


Mareep
Requires
25x Candy

Flaaffy

Flaaffy
Requires
100x Candy

Ampharos

Ampharos
Requires
200x Mega Energy

Mega Ampharos

Best Ampharos Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Ampharos Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Ampharos in a raid.

#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 901.20

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 1055.40

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 1065.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#383
Groudon

Groudon

TTK: 1092.50

Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
#112
Shadow Rhydon

Shadow Rhydon

TTK: 1141.80

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#445
Shadow Garchomp

Shadow Garchomp

TTK: 1156.60

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#623
Shadow Golurk

Shadow Golurk

TTK: 1199.00

Mud Slap
Earth Power
#232
Shadow Donphan

Shadow Donphan

TTK: 1214.80

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#076
Shadow Golem

Shadow Golem

TTK: 1245.80

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#464
Rhyperior

Rhyperior

TTK: 1266.60

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 1288.20

Dragon Tail
Outrage
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 1304.80

Water Gun
Earthquake
#150
Shadow Mewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo

TTK: 1310.10

Confusion
Psystrike
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 1326.00

Confusion
Psychic
#260
Shadow Swampert

Shadow Swampert

TTK: 1352.40

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#553
Krookodile

Krookodile

TTK: 1355.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#094
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar

TTK: 1363.00

Lick
Shadow Ball
#486
Shadow Regigigas

Shadow Regigigas

TTK: 1376.40

Hidden Power
Giga Impact
#257
Mega Blaziken

Mega Blaziken

TTK: 1390.20

Counter
Blast Burn
#112
Rhydon

Rhydon

TTK: 1400.80

Mud Slap
Earthquake

Other Ampharos Forms

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