AmpharosExpedition Base Set 2/165 price & value
Japanese prints: 24 Japanese Ampharos cards are listed, $0.18 to $316 ungraded.
$295
down −19%4 weeks · Falling
Medium confidence
Medium confidence
Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
- 47 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 13 sales on record listed as near mint
- Typical sales within ±20% of the figure
- Last sale Nov 10, 2026
High liquidity84/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 16 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 47 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $3,240PSA 10 $138,000
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Ampharos 2/165 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Ampharos 2/165 is about $295 ungraded near mint (47 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $3,240 (19 sales); PSA 10 about $138,000 (8 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Ampharos 2/165 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Ampharos 2/165 comes in 2 printings: Holo $175 ungraded, Reverse Holo $45.01 ungraded. Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat. Printings compared.
Ampharos 2/165 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $58.04 on Nov 11, 2025, $295 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $52.09, highest $366.
- Now
- $295
- 4 weeks
- −19%
- 90 days
- +65%
- 1 year
- +413%
- Highest, 1Y
- $366
- Lowest, 1Y
- $52.09
Recorded history starts January 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Ampharos 2/165 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $295 | down −14% |
| October 2026 | $344 | up +9.4% |
| September 2026 | $314 | up +16% |
| August 2026 | $270 | up +127% |
| July 2026 | $119 | – |
| May 2026 | $86.31 | down −10% |
| April 2026 | $95.92 | up +7.3% |
| March 2026 | $89.38 | up +34% |
| February 2026 | $66.66 | down −23% |
| January 2026 | $86.02 | up +65% |
| December 2025 | $52.09 | down −10% |
| November 2025 | $58.04 | up +0.5% |
Recent verified sales
Raw2002 Pokemon Expedition Ampharos Holo #2/165Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $138- RawAmpharos 2/165 Holo Rare Expedition Base Set 2002 Pokemon Card LPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $105asking
PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Holo Ampharos #2 PSA 10 GEM MINTNov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $102,000CGC 82002 Pokemon Expedition Holo Ampharos #2 CGC 8 NM-MTNov 9, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $372
PSA 9Pokemon Ampharos Holo Expedition 2/165 PSA 9 MintNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $2,249
CGC 10Pokemon Ampharos Expedition 2/165 Holo CGC 10 Gem MintUnusual priceNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $2,550
RawAmpharos 2/165 Expedition Base Set Holo Rare VG-EXNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $110asking
RawPokémon TCG Ampharos Holo Rare Card 2/165 Expedition Base Set LP/MPNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Buy It Now · View listing · $150
PSA 62002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #2 AMPHAROS-HOLO PSA 6Nov 7, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $255
RawAmpharos 2/165 Expedition Holo Rare Pokemon E-Reader 2002 NM - LP+Nov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $200
RawAmpharos Expedition Base Set Holo Rare English 100 HP 002/165 Stage 2Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $425
RawPokemon TCG Ampharos (2) Holo Rare Expedition 002/165Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Buy It Now · View listing · $306
RawAmpharos 2/165 Expedition Holo Rare Pokemon E-Reader 2002 - LP+Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Best offer accepted (asked $300) · View listing · $280
PSA 92002 Pokemon Expedition #2/165 Ampharos Holo PSA 9 MINTNov 3, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $2,275
PSA 52002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #2 AMPHAROS-HOLO PSA 5Nov 3, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $400) · View listing · $200
PSA 92002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #2 AMPHAROS HOLO PSA 9 MINTOct 29, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $3,400PSA 92002 Pokemon Expedition Holo Ampharos #2 PSA 9 MINTOct 26, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $3,240
PSA 10Sold via Alt · PSA cert #28352241Oct 1, 2026 · Alt · Auction$138,000- PSA 9Sold via Fanatics Collect · PSA cert #55658475Sep 28, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Auction · View listing$7,800
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #52645378Sep 25, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$2,512
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #41230897Sep 9, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing$1,627
- PSA 10Sold via Fanatics Collect · PSA cert #43141197Sep 4, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Buy It Now · View listing$59,999
- PSA 10Sold via Alt · PSA cert #73617321Aug 13, 2026 · Alt · Auction$58,417
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #133023764Aug 8, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$1,842
- PSA 10Sold via Alt · PSA cert #93600082Aug 6, 2026 · Alt · Auction$57,062
- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #93600082Unusual priceJun 19, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$34,936
- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #91609109Unusual priceApr 23, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing$30,000
- PSA 10Sold via eBay · PSA cert #51702531Unusual priceMar 26, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing$30,000
Graded values
Ampharos 2/165 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $295Last $138 · Nov 10, 2026 | down −19% | 16High liquidity. High | $138Nov 10, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| PSA 10467.8× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $138,000Last $102,000 · Nov 9, 2026 | up +130% volatile | 1Medium liquidity. Medium | $102,000Nov 9, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 911× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $3,240Last $2,249 · Nov 8, 2026 | down −37% | 3Medium liquidity. Medium | $2,249Nov 8, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 86.1× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $1,785Last $1,825 · Nov 2, 2026 | up +129% volatile | 4Medium liquidity. Medium | $1,825Nov 2, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 7High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $312Last $312 · Oct 26, 2026 | down −38% | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | $312Oct 26, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 6High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $252Last $255 · Nov 7, 2026 | – | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | $255Nov 7, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 5Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $156Last $200 · Nov 3, 2026 | – | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | $200Nov 3, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| CGC 10Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $366 | – | 0.7Medium liquidity. Medium | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| BGS 9Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $288Last $288 · Mar 23, 2026 | – | No recent sales | $288Mar 23, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Showing each company’s top grade. Choose a company above for every grade it has a price for.
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- +$128,660
- If it gets a PSA 9
- +$2,181
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $4,999 Premium 5
- Slab sale price to break even
- $393at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- PSA 8 and up
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.5%
Against selling raw at $295, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Premium 5, $4,999; a 9 at Super Express, $349), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 888 copies; 22 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 888
- +24 in 4 weeks
- PSA 10
- 22
- no change in 4 weeks
- PSA 9
- 173
- −1 in 4 weeks
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.5%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 4% of the Expedition Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 888 | 22 | 173 | 2.5% |
| CGC | 178 | 14 | 26 | 7.9% |
| BGS | 51 | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | – |
- PSA graded
- 890
- 10s
- 22
- 10s share
- 2.5%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.5%
Every PSA grade (13)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 22 | 2.5% |
| 9 | 173 | 19% |
| 8.5 | 5 | 0.56% |
| 8 | 275 | 31% |
| 7 | 197 | 22% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 0.11% |
| 6 | 125 | 14% |
| 5 | 51 | 5.7% |
| 4 | 24 | 2.7% |
| 3.5 | 1 | 0.11% |
| 3 | 10 | 1.1% |
| 2 | 4 | 0.45% |
| 1 | 9 | 1.0% |
PSA’s count of Nov 9, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 178
- 10s
- 14
- 10s share
- 7.9%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 7.9%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (16)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14 | 7.9% |
| 9.5 | 3 | 1.7% |
| 9 | 26 | 15% |
| 8.5 | 33 | 19% |
| 8 | 31 | 17% |
| 7.5 | 15 | 8.4% |
| 7 | 19 | 11% |
| 6.5 | 8 | 4.5% |
| 6 | 9 | 5.1% |
| 5.5 | 3 | 1.7% |
| 5 | 5 | 2.8% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 2.2% |
| 4 | 3 | 1.7% |
| 3.5 | 2 | 1.1% |
| 3 | 2 | 1.1% |
| Authentic | 1 | 0.56% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 51
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- 0%
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- 7.8%
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (10)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 4 | 7.8% |
| 9 | 14 | 27% |
| 8.5 | 18 | 35% |
| 8 | 6 | 12% |
| 7.5 | 4 | 7.8% |
| 7 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 6 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 5 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 2.0% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 7
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 29% |
| 7 | 3 | 43% |
| 6 | 1 | 14% |
| 2 | 1 | 14% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s population report of Nov 9, 2026; changes are since Sep 28, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 15 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Ampharos is card 2 of 165 in the Expedition Base Set price guide, a set released in September 2002 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Rare Holo. The artwork is by Atsuko Nishida. In the checklist it sits after Alakazam 1/165 and before Arbok 3/165.
It is the 14th most valuable of the 165 priced cards in Expedition Base Set, behind Charizard 6/165 (see the most valuable Expedition Base Set cards).
It is one of 39 English Ampharos cards, and ranks 3rd among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Ampharos from Aquapolis. Compare them all in the most valuable Ampharos cards.
What the data says
The ungraded value is down 19% over four weeks on 7-day averages, with 18 ungraded sales in the last 30 days.
A PSA 10 is valued at 468× the ungraded price ($138,000 against $295), and a PSA 9 at $3,240.
PSA has graded 888 copies, 22 of them PSA 10 (2.5%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.
The PSA count grew by 24 between Sep 28, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, 0 of them PSA 10s.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 10, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −19%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +65%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +413%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Fallingthe ungraded 7-day average is down 10% or more on four weeks ago
- High since daily tracking
- 19% under$368 on Oct 15, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High15.7 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- Medium confidenceSome recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
- Ungraded sold
- 18in 30 days; 47 in 90
- PSA 10 premium
- 467.8×the ungraded price; the typical Expedition Base Set card with a PSA 10 price: 21.7×
- PSA 10 population
- 22of 888 PSA graded, count of Nov 9, 2026
- Population change
- +24graded, 0 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
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Printings compared
- Holo · this pageThe picture shines; the border and text are flat.$175 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$45.01 ungraded
- Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat.
- Number
- 2/165
- Set code
- EX
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- Sep 15, 2002
- Pokémon
- Ampharos
- Pokédex no.
- #0181
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Printings
- Holofoil, Reverse holo
- Every Ampharos PSA 10All Ampharos cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- Expedition Base Set checklistAll 165 cards with prices
- All Ampharos cards39 English cards
- Most valuable Ampharos cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable Expedition Base Set cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Expedition Base Set chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- Wizards of the Coast eraSets and chase cards from January 1999 on
- 2002 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2002, with prices
Cite this price
Ampharos 2/165 (Expedition Base Set) is worth $295 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/expedition-base-set/ampharos-2).
Ampharos 2/165 (Expedition Base Set) is worth $295 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/expedition-base-set/ampharos-2).
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