Ampharos in Pokémon GO

Type	Electric
Pokédex number	#181
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	211 / 169 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,852 / 3,225 / 3,263
Max HP, level 50	186
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	1.4 m / 61.5 kg

Ampharos evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Ampharos evolves from Flaaffy for 100 Mareep Candy.

Ampharos is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Mareep · Flaaffy · Ampharos

Ampharos CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,222	1,165	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,630	1,554	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,037	1,943	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,445	2,331	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,649	2,526	169
40	2,852	2,720	175
45	3,036	2,895	180
50	3,225	3,075	186
51	3,263	3,112	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Ampharos best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Ampharos at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Ampharos gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	11.3
Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	10.8
Volt Switch	Focus Blast	10.0
Volt Switch	Thunder	10.0
Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	9.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Charge Beam	Electric	7	14	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Volt Switch	Electric	13	20	1.5 s	8.7	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Brutal Swing	Dark	65	33	2 s	32.5
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	50	3.5 s	25.7	Elite TM
Focus Blast	Fighting	140	100	3.5 s	40.0
Power Gem	Rock	80	50	3 s	26.7
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunder Punch	Electric	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2
Trailblaze	Grass	65	50	2 s	32.5
Zap Cannon	Electric	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2

Ampharos weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Electric. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Ampharos CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,852 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.