Pokémon · Black & White
Empoleon
Plasma Freeze · #117 · Rare Secret · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$190.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 117 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Prinplup
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 395
- Series
- Black & White
About this card
"This extremely rare Pokémon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find."
Ability: Diving Draw
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1 card from your hand. Then, draw 2 cards.
[Water]Attack Command — 10×
Does 10 damage times the number of Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's).
Weakness: Lightning ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Empoleon or Plasma Freeze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Empoleon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Empoleon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Empoleon ex — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 139 recent decks
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 2026/06/08| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $275.00 | $300.00 | $325.00 | $190.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €179.00 |
| 7-day average | €144.13 |
| 30-day average | €115.21 |
| Low | €35.00 |
| Trend price | €123.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €90.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €69.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €39.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €149.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €31.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €35.82 |
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 $190.00; 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 "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Empoleon?
Empoleon is a Rare Secret card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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Other Empoleon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
