Pokémon TCG card · Water
Empoleon
Empoleon has 50 printings across 31 sets on TCGplayer (31 English and 19 Japanese). Prices run from $0.26 to $293.33. The cheapest is Empoleon at $0.26 and the most valuable is Empoleon (117 Secret Rare) at $293.33. The most traded printing over the last 30 days is Empoleon, with 127 copies sold.
TCGplayer market prices as of 2026-09-29. Updated nightly.
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Stage 2 Pokémon · 130 HP · Water
- 2Steel Wing40
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Empoleon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
- 2Whirlpool60
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Poké-POWER — Emperor Aura
Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Empoleon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Active Pokémon, you may use this power. Your opponent can't attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to his or her Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness L+30 · Retreat 2
English printings (31)
Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon (117 Secret Rare) 117/116
Plasma Freeze · Secret Rare
$293.33
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 4/130
Diamond and Pearl · Holo Rare
$20.93
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 17/100
Majestic Dawn · Rare
$18.00
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 2/100
Stormfront · Holo Rare
$16.86
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 4/130
Diamond and Pearl · Holo Rare
$12.53
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 26/127
Platinum · Rare
$10.82
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 29/108
Dark Explorers · Holo Rare
$9.86
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - BW56
Black and White Promos · Promo
$9.27
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 35/113
Legendary Treasures · Rare
$8.39
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 2/100
Stormfront · Holo Rare
$7.98
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 35/113
Legendary Treasures · Rare
$6.60
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 29/108
Dark Explorers · Holo Rare
$6.34
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 2007 (Akira Miyazaki) 4/130
World Championship Decks · Rare
$5.45
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 26/127
Platinum · Rare
$3.39
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 2008 (Dylan Lefavour) 17/100
World Championship Decks · Rare
$2.79
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 34/156 (Cracked Ice Holo) 034/156
Deck Exclusives · Rare
$2.06
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 29/108 (Battle Arena Deck Exclusive) 029/108
Deck Exclusives · Rare
$1.97
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 38/162
XY - BREAKthrough · Holo Rare
$1.65
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 037/172 (Cosmos Holo)
Miscellaneous Cards & Products · Holo Rare
$1.42
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 17/100
Majestic Dawn · Rare
$1.41
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 56/236
SM - Cosmic Eclipse · Rare
$1.10
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 34/156 (Pokemon League) 034/156
League & Championship Cards · Promo
$1.10
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 34/156
SM - Ultra Prism · Rare
$1.03
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 81/131
SM - Forbidden Light · Holo Rare
$1.01
price historyShowing the 24 most valuable. Every printing is in the table below.
Japanese printings (19)
Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 070/092 Japanese
Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky · Holo Rare
$22.71
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Space-Time Creation · Holo Rare
$13.50
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Entry Pack '08 · None
$10.00
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 004/013 Japanese
Entry Pack DPt (Palkia) · None
$9.99
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 008/046 Japanese
Master Deck Build Box EX · None
$9.99
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon - 125/BW-P Japanese
BW-P Promotional cards · None
$9.00
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Space-Time Creation · Holo Rare
$8.99
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Entry Pack '08 · None
$8.00
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 021/069 Japanese
Dark Rush · Rare
$6.66
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 070/092 Japanese
Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky · Holo Rare
$6.00
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Entry Pack · None
$4.99
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 020/059 Japanese
XY8-Br: Red Flash · Rare
$4.96
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 027/093 Japanese
EX Battle Boost · None
$3.00
price historyBuy on TCGplayerEmpoleon Japanese
Entry Pack · None
$2.99
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 034/050 Japanese
SM5+: Ultra Force · None
$2.24
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 006/066 Japanese
Ultra Moon · Rare
$1.22
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 011/049 Japanese
SM11b: Dream League · Uncommon
$0.70
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Buy on TCGplayerEmpoleon 027/100 Japanese
Star Birth · Rare
$0.55
price historyEvery printing of Empoleon
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| Printing | Set | Rarity | Finish | Market | Sold 30d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empoleon 037/172 | Brilliant Stars | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $0.26 | 127 | Buy |
| Empoleon 037/172 | Brilliant Stars | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | 21 | Buy |
| Empoleon 56/236 | SM - Cosmic Eclipse | Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $1.10 | 22 | Buy |
| Empoleon 56/236 | SM - Cosmic Eclipse | Rare | Normal | $0.36 | 48 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 037/172 (Cosmos Holo) | Miscellaneous Cards & Products | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $1.42 | 66 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 2007 (Akira Miyazaki) 4/130 | World Championship Decks | Rare | Normal | $5.45 | 4 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 2008 (Dylan Lefavour) 17/100 | World Championship Decks | Rare | Normal | $2.79 | 3 | Buy |
| Empoleon 81/131 | SM - Forbidden Light | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $0.93 | 12 | Buy |
| Empoleon 81/131 | SM - Forbidden Light | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $1.01 | 14 | Buy |
| Empoleon 34/156 | SM - Ultra Prism | Rare | Normal | $0.49 | 28 | Buy |
| Empoleon 34/156 | SM - Ultra Prism | Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $1.03 | 8 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 29/108 (Battle Arena Deck Exclusive) 029/108 | Deck Exclusives | Rare | Normal | $1.97 | 10 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 34/156 (Cracked Ice Holo) 034/156 | Deck Exclusives | Rare | Holofoil | $2.06 | 4 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 38/162 (Battle Arena Deck Exclusive) 038/162 | Deck Exclusives | Rare | Normal | $0.88 | 3 | Buy |
| Empoleon 38/162 | XY - BREAKthrough | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $1.65 | 5 | Buy |
| Empoleon 38/162 | XY - BREAKthrough | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $0.98 | 36 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 34/156 (Pokemon League) 034/156 | League & Championship Cards | Promo | Reverse Holofoil | $1.10 | 66 | Buy |
| Empoleon 4/130 | Diamond and Pearl | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $20.93 | 46 | Buy |
| Empoleon 4/130 | Diamond and Pearl | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $12.53 | 4 | Buy |
| Empoleon 35/113 | Legendary Treasures | Rare | Normal | $6.60 | 40 | Buy |
| Empoleon 35/113 | Legendary Treasures | Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $8.39 | 6 | Buy |
| Empoleon - BW56 | Black and White Promos | Promo | Holofoil | $9.27 | 6 | Buy |
| Empoleon 26/127 | Platinum | Rare | Normal | $3.39 | 10 | Buy |
| Empoleon 26/127 | Platinum | Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $10.82 | 3 | Buy |
| Empoleon 17/100 | Majestic Dawn | Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $18.00 | 2 | Buy |
| Empoleon 17/100 | Majestic Dawn | Rare | Normal | $1.41 | 14 | Buy |
| Empoleon 29/108 | Dark Explorers | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $9.86 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 29/108 | Dark Explorers | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $6.34 | 14 | Buy |
| Empoleon (117 Secret Rare) 117/116 | Plasma Freeze | Secret Rare | Holofoil | $293.33 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 2/100 | Stormfront | Holo Rare | Reverse Holofoil | $7.98 | 5 | Buy |
| Empoleon 2/100 | Stormfront | Holo Rare | Holofoil | $16.86 | 6 | Buy |
| Empoleon - 125/BW-P Japanese | BW-P Promotional cards | None | Normal | $9.00 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 004/013 Japanese | Entry Pack DPt (Palkia) | None | 1st Edition Holofoil | $9.99 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Entry Pack '08 | None | Unlimited Holofoil | $10.00 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Entry Pack '08 | None | 1st Edition Holofoil | $8.00 | 2 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Entry Pack | None | Unlimited Holofoil | $2.99 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Entry Pack | None | 1st Edition Holofoil | $4.99 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 070/092 Japanese | Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky | Holo Rare | Unlimited Holofoil | $6.00 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 070/092 Japanese | Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky | Holo Rare | 1st Edition Holofoil | $22.71 | 1 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Space-Time Creation | Holo Rare | Unlimited Holofoil | $8.99 | 4 | Buy |
| Empoleon Japanese | Space-Time Creation | Holo Rare | 1st Edition Holofoil | $13.50 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 008/046 Japanese | Master Deck Build Box EX | None | Normal | $9.99 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 020/059 Japanese | XY8-Br: Red Flash | Rare | 1st Edition Holofoil | $4.96 | 2 | Buy |
| Empoleon 027/093 Japanese | EX Battle Boost | None | Unlimited | n/a | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 027/093 Japanese | EX Battle Boost | None | 1st Edition | $3.00 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 021/069 Japanese | Dark Rush | Rare | 1st Edition Holofoil | $6.66 | 0 | Buy |
| Empoleon 011/049 Japanese | SM11b: Dream League | Uncommon | Normal | $0.70 | 4 | Buy |
| Empoleon 034/050 Japanese | SM5+: Ultra Force | None | Holofoil | $2.24 | 1 | Buy |
| Empoleon 006/066 Japanese | Ultra Moon | Rare | Holofoil | $1.22 | 1 | Buy |
| Empoleon 027/100 Japanese | Star Birth | Rare | Holofoil | $0.55 | 6 | Buy |
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Prices are TCGplayer market prices, refreshed nightly. Sold counts are TCGplayer completed sales over the trailing 30 days. Japanese rows come from TCGplayer's Pokemon Japan catalog and use the English card name. Card images and Buy buttons open TCGplayer through our affiliate link; printing names open our own price history pages. Not financial advice.