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Ampharos

Electric Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Ampharos is #128 on the ladder, on 0.2% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 90
Atk 95
Def 105
SpA 165
SpD 110
Spe 45

Base stat total 610

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 25 SpA / 9 SpD · Quiet Nature

Types and weaknesses

ElectricDragon
Weak ×2
IceGroundDragonFairy
Resists ×½
FireWaterGrassFlyingSteel
Resists ×¼
Electric

Abilities

Mold Breaker
This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Ampharos holding Ampharosite .

Speed tier

Most common
58
Fastest
106 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
65 (0 SP)
Slowest
58 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 58, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Mega Ampharos (this) 58
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #128 · on 0.2% of teams · 15,044 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Dragon Pulse 97.7%
  2. Protect 97.0%
  3. Parabolic Charge 50.1%
  4. Thunderbolt 49.0%
  5. Cotton Guard 36.3%
  6. Rising Voltage 21.7%
  7. Focus Blast 15.2%
  8. Power Gem 9.7%
  9. Volt Switch 6.0%
  10. Thunder 5.5%

Items

  1. Ampharosite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mold Breaker 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/25/9/0 · Spe 58 27.8%
  2. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 58 21.8%
  3. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 58 15.7%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 65 6.7%
  5. Quiet 31/0/1/32/2/0 · Spe 58 4.5%
  6. Modest 32/0/10/19/5/0 · Spe 65 3.3%
  7. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 65 2.5%
  8. Relaxed 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 58 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 47.4%
  2. Indeedee-F 40.8%
  3. Farigiraf 34.2%
  4. Armarouge 30.0%
  5. Pincurchin 24.7%
  6. Mudsdale 23.5%
  7. Incineroar 23.5%
  8. Squawkabilly 22.3%
  9. Rillaboom 14.9%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 9.8%
  11. Basculegion 8.9%
  12. Hatterene 8.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #137 · on 0.3% of teams · 15,044 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Dragon Pulse 95.7%
  2. Protect 84.1%
  3. Thunderbolt 55.0%
  4. Parabolic Charge 33.6%
  5. Cotton Guard 26.6%
  6. Rising Voltage 23.3%
  7. Power Gem 16.6%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 15.2%
  9. Volt Switch 10.6%
  10. Focus Blast 8.6%

Items

  1. Ampharosite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mold Breaker 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 58 20.9%
  2. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 58 20.2%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 65 10.1%
  4. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 65 4.8%
  5. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 58 4.1%
  6. Quiet 32/0/0/25/9/0 · Spe 58 3.7%
  7. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 65 1.7%
  8. Quiet 32/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 58 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 39.1%
  2. Incineroar 28.8%
  3. Indeedee-F 25.4%
  4. Pincurchin 25.2%
  5. Mega Golisopod 24.6%
  6. Rillaboom 16.9%
  7. Torkoal 14.4%
  8. Sinistcha 14.4%
  9. Hatterene 13.1%
  10. Kingambit 11.0%
  11. Sneasler 10.1%
  12. Armarouge 9.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #145 · on 0.4% of teams · 15,044 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Dragon Pulse 92.5%
  2. Protect 79.8%
  3. Thunderbolt 50.3%
  4. Parabolic Charge 35.1%
  5. Cotton Guard 27.9%
  6. Rising Voltage 22.3%
  7. Power Gem 18.8%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 17.4%
  9. Volt Switch 10.1%
  10. Thunder 8.7%

Items

  1. Ampharosite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mold Breaker 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 58 18.7%
  2. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 58 17.0%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 65 14.6%
  4. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 65 4.6%
  5. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 65 2.1%
  6. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 58 2.1%
  7. Quiet 32/0/0/25/9/0 · Spe 58 2.0%
  8. Quiet 32/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 58 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 32.9%
  2. Pincurchin 25.3%
  3. Incineroar 21.2%
  4. Indeedee-F 19.5%
  5. Sinistcha 18.6%
  6. Mega Golisopod 18.2%
  7. Rillaboom 13.1%
  8. Torkoal 11.3%
  9. Kingambit 10.3%
  10. Hatterene 9.7%
  11. Sneasler 8.9%
  12. Pelipper 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 9 of 4,641 teams (0.2%) · win rate 34.2% (95% interval 21.2%–50.1%, n = 38 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mudsdale +23.3 pp n = 3,537 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Ampharos teams; Mudsdale is on 0% of all teams (116.85× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pincurchin +24.1 pp n = 3,711 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Mega Ampharos teams; Pincurchin is on 1% of all teams (47.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Squawkabilly +22.2 pp n = 3,356 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Mega Ampharos teams; Squawkabilly is on 0% of all teams (140.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Armarouge +23.7 pp n = 4,516 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Mega Ampharos teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (4.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Hatterene +6.4 pp n = 1,337 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Ampharos teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (3.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Ninetales-Alola +6.9 pp n = 1,480 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Ampharos teams; Ninetales-Alola is on 3% of all teams (3.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Golisopod +31.7 pp n = 7,128 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 47% of Mega Ampharos teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (3.02× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf +18.6 pp n = 5,151 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 34% of Mega Ampharos teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Indeedee-F +20.5 pp n = 6,138 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Mega Ampharos teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -8.2 pp n = 3,529 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Mega Ampharos teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Basculegion -11.7 pp n = 1,342 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Ampharos teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -31.7 pp n = 2,239 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Ampharos teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 90
Atk 75
Def 85
SpA 115
SpD 90
Spe 55

Base stat total 510

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA · Quiet Nature

Types and weaknesses

Electric
Weak ×2
Ground
Resists ×½
ElectricFlyingSteel

Abilities

Static
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be paralyzed. · used by 69%
Plus
If an active ally has this Ability or the Minus Ability, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5×. · used by 31%

Speed tier

Most common
67
Fastest
117 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
75 (0 SP)
Slowest
67 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 67, it outspeeds 3 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Incineroar 80
  2. Primarina 80
  3. Kingambit 70
  4. Ampharos (this) 67
  5. Mega Golisopod 60
  6. Hatterene 44
  7. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #296 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,884 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 49.2%
  2. Thunderbolt 38.9%
  3. Dazzling Gleam 34.6%
  4. Rising Voltage 30.2%
  5. Dragon Pulse 25.0%
  6. Volt Switch 21.0%
  7. Electroweb 20.1%
  8. Parabolic Charge 19.0%
  9. Cotton Guard 18.8%
  10. Power Gem 18.6%

Items

  1. Magnet 24.1%
  2. Sitrus Berry 23.8%
  3. Leftovers 22.7%
  4. Life Orb 14.3%
  5. Rocky Helmet 4.4%
  6. Air Balloon 2.2%

Abilities

  1. Static 69.3%
  2. Plus 30.7%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 67 11.7%
  2. Modest 32/0/10/20/4/0 · Spe 75 10.9%
  3. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 67 8.6%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 75 7.6%
  5. Timid 32/0/0/0/0/32 · Spe 117 4.7%
  6. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 75 3.5%
  7. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 75 3.0%
  8. Quiet 0/0/32/2/32/0 · Spe 67 2.6%

Teammates

  1. Mega Raichu X 26.5%
  2. Toxtricity 17.7%
  3. Farigiraf 15.8%
  4. Sinistcha 14.0%
  5. Rillaboom 14.0%
  6. Volcarona 11.8%
  7. Archaludon 10.8%
  8. Cinderace 9.1%
  9. Mega Salamence 9.0%
  10. Indeedee-F 8.6%
  11. Mega Staraptor 8.2%
  12. Primarina 7.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #295 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,884 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 40.5%
  2. Dazzling Gleam 37.0%
  3. Parabolic Charge 32.9%
  4. Cotton Guard 29.5%
  5. Thunderbolt 27.2%
  6. Power Gem 24.7%
  7. Helping Hand 20.6%
  8. Magnetic Flux 18.1%
  9. Rising Voltage 17.6%
  10. Charge Beam 16.9%

Items

  1. Leftovers 31.3%
  2. Sitrus Berry 16.9%
  3. Magnet 15.3%
  4. Life Orb 9.9%
  5. Rocky Helmet 6.3%
  6. Air Balloon 5.6%

Abilities

  1. Static 68.4%
  2. Plus 31.6%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 75 8.4%
  2. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 67 7.4%
  3. Quiet 29/0/15/12/10/0 · Spe 67 5.8%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/0/0/32 · Spe 117 5.6%
  5. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 67 4.8%
  6. Modest 29/0/10/12/15/0 · Spe 75 4.6%
  7. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 75 3.9%
  8. Calm 16/0/25/0/25/0 · Spe 75 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Toxtricity 22.3%
  2. Mega Raichu X 13.5%
  3. Sinistcha 12.2%
  4. Sableye 11.8%
  5. Goodra-Hisui 11.7%
  6. Mega Staraptor 11.7%
  7. Quaquaval 11.6%
  8. Rillaboom 10.6%
  9. Farigiraf 10.5%
  10. Primarina 9.3%
  11. Raichu 9.3%
  12. Mega Absol Z 8.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

  1. Rillaboom n = 21 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Ampharos in 69% of encounters (±10%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 21 · Smogon

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Cinderace +8.8 pp n = 171 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Ampharos teams; Cinderace is on 0% of all teams (28.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu X +25.0 pp n = 500 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Ampharos teams; Mega Raichu X is on 2% of all teams (17.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Toxtricity +16.8 pp n = 333 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Ampharos teams; Toxtricity is on 1% of all teams (19.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Primarina +3.5 pp n = 139 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Ampharos teams; Primarina is on 4% of all teams (1.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Sinistcha +5.1 pp n = 264 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Ampharos teams; Sinistcha is on 9% of all teams (1.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Volcarona +3.7 pp n = 223 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Ampharos teams; Volcarona is on 8% of all teams (1.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Staraptor +2.1 pp n = 155 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Ampharos teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (1.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf -1.0 pp n = 297 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Ampharos teams; Farigiraf is on 17% of all teams (0.94× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Archaludon -2.6 pp n = 203 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Ampharos teams; Archaludon is on 13% of all teams (0.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -13.8 pp n = 163 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Ampharos teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (0.39× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -15.8 pp n = 170 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Ampharos teams; Mega Salamence is on 25% of all teams (0.36× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -29.0 pp n = 263 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Ampharos teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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