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Empoleon
Platinum 路 #26 路 Rare
馃帹 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Pok茅monWater
$10.98
1 in 36packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#58 of 133most valuable in the set
$87.84as a PSA 10, about 8.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
Empoleon is card #26 of 127 in Platinum (2009), a Rare illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $10.98 it is the #58 most valuable card in the set. In a Platinum booster it turns up about once every 36 packs. It is one of 23 Empoleon cards printed so far.
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In the Platinum set
- 馃搮 2009 路 Platinum 路 127 cards
- 馃幆 Appears about 1 in 36 Platinum packs
- 馃拵 The #58 most valuable card in Platinum (of 133)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$10.98
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$16.47
PSA 9 路 Mint
$30.74
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$49.41
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$87.84
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Card text
HP 130路WWater路Stage 2路Evolves from Prinplup
WCKnock Off40
Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it.
WCCJet Smash
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pok茅mon. This attack does 70 damage to that Pok茅mon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pok茅mon.) Empoleon can't use Jet Smash during your next turn.
Weakness L +30Retreat CC
If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.
Empoleon through the years
2007Diamond & Pearl
2009Platinum
2011BW Black Star Promos
2013Plasma Freeze
2015BREAKthrough
2019Cosmic Eclipse
2021Battle Styles
2025Phantasmal FlamesMore by Mitsuhiro Arita
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Questions
How much is Empoleon (Platinum) worth?
An ungraded Empoleon from Platinum sells for about $10.98. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $87.84 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $30.74.
How rare is Empoleon?
It is a Rare, and it shows up about once every 36 Platinum packs.
Who illustrated Empoleon?
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.
Can I open Platinum packs for free?
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