Ampharos
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Volt Switch and Zap Cannon, worth 11.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ampharos can learn 16 combinations. Volt Switch with Zap Cannon does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 1.0s | +14 |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 13 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 65 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Zap Cannon | Electric | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Dragon Pulse Legacy | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ampharos has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,225 at level 50, 2,852 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,630 CP at level 20, or 2,037 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,554 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 211 attack · 169 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 61.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ampharos does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Volt Switch + Zap Cannon | 18.1 | |
| Water | Volt Switch + Zap Cannon | 18.1 |
| Ghost | Charge Beam + Brutal Swing | 14.6 |
| Psychic | Charge Beam + Brutal Swing | 14.6 |
| Normal | Charge Beam + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Rock | Charge Beam + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Steel | Charge Beam + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Ice | Charge Beam + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Dark | Charge Beam + Focus Blast | 13.9 |
| Bug | Charge Beam + Power Gem | 12.5 |
| Fire | Charge Beam + Power Gem | 12.5 |
| Dragon | Charge Beam + Dragon Pulse | 11.7 |
| Fighting | Volt Switch + Zap Cannon | 11.3 |
| Poison | Volt Switch + Zap Cannon | 11.3 |
| Fairy | Volt Switch + Zap Cannon | 11.3 |
| Ground | Volt Switch + Trailblaze | 10.8 |
| Grass | Volt Switch + Brutal Swing | 9.2 |
| Electric | Volt Switch + Brutal Swing | 9.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Ampharos is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ampharos
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 28.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 27.2 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 26.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 26.3 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 25.4 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 25.4 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 25.1 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 25.0 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 24.7 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 24.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ampharos's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.