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Ampharos EX 87/98 Ancient Origins Rare Ultra Pokémon card

Illus. Ryo Ueda · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Ampharos EX 87/98

Ancient Origins · Rare Ultra · illustrated by Ryo Ueda

$81.29TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01
#9 of 101most valuable in Ancient Origins

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What Ampharos EX 87 is worth

Ampharos EX 87/98 sells for about $81.29 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 9th most valuable card in Ancient Origins, and alone makes up 2% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Ultra in this set goes for $81.29, so this card sells at 1.0 times that. Among all 34 Ampharos cards, it ranks 7th by price.

Ampharos EX price by printing

PrintingPriceSource
Holo$81.29TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01

Ampharos EX card details

SetAncient Origins (XY, AOR)
Number87/98
RarityRare Ultra
Card typeBasic EX Lightning
HP170
AttacksThunder Rod Colorless
Sparkling Tail Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless · 100 damage
WeaknessFighting ×2
ResistanceMetal -20
Retreat cost2
IllustratorRyo Ueda
ReleasedAugust 12, 2015
PrintingsNormal

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 87/98 next to the set code AOR, and the rarity is Rare Ultra. The illustrator credit reads Ryo Ueda. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via TCGCSV, updated daily) where available, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.