Pokémon · Black & White
Emboar
Boundaries Crossed · #26 · Rare Holo · 2012
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Market reference
$4.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Pignite
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 500
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Emboar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fire Blast) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Emboar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 64 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.9%
- -7.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Emboar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has mastered fast and powerful fighting moves. It grows a beard of fire."
RCCFirebreathing — 40+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
RRCCFire Blast — 120
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Emboar was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.00 | $4.46 | $50.10 | $4.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.50 | $5.70 | $53.10 | $4.42 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.18 |
| 30-day average | €3.01 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €3.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Emboar is real?
Emboar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Emboar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Emboar is $4.46; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Emboar from?
Emboar is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Emboar?
Emboar is a Rare Holo card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Emboar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
