Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Empoleon
Majestic Dawn · #17 · Rare · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.42
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Prinplup
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kent Kanetsuna
- Pokédex #
- 395
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Empoleon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Surf Together) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Prinplup first).
How to beat Empoleon
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Kent Kanetsuna
This card was illustrated by Kent Kanetsuna.
Building around Empoleon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It swims as fast as a jet boat. The edges of its wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting ice."
WCDual Splash
Choose 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WWCSurf Together — 50+
Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L+30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Empoleon
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Empoleon
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $1.25 | $19.98 | $1.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.00 | $9.00 | $180.00 | $14.91 | $180.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.69 |
| 7-day average | €0.76 |
| 30-day average | €0.81 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.16 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.01 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Empoleon is real?
Empoleon 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 Empoleon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Empoleon is $1.42; 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 Empoleon from?
Empoleon is from the Pokémon set "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Empoleon?
Empoleon is a Rare card in the Majestic Dawn set.
Other Empoleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
