Ampharos (Expedition 2)
Ampharos (Japanese: デンリュウ Denryu) is a Lightning-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.
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e-Reader data
The card ID of the Holofoil print is B-81. The card ID of the Non Holofoil print is B-81-#. On the Non Holofoil print, the short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.
Release information
This card was included as a Holofoil and Non Holofoil in the Expedition Base Set, first released in the Base Expansion Pack in Japan. The Non Holo print of this and six other cards were part of a test run by Wizards of the Coast before the expansion was released. These prints all have "For Position Only" in white printed on the illuatration, "Medium" printed below the e-Reader symbol, a long e-Reader data strip, no "ID:" before the card ID, and a Wizards copyright instead of Nintendo. This card in particular has "PokéPower:" between the Poké-Power graphic and name, which forced the "Connect" text into the first line of the effect text. It matches the black, non-bold text.
Trivia
Origin
Lightning Strike's Japanese name is that of Bolt Strike, a move later introduced in the Generation V Pokémon games; however, Ampharos cannot learn it. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.
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