What was the first Empoleon Pokémon card?

Empoleon from Diamond & Pearl (2007), illustrated by Nakaoka.

How many Empoleon cards are there?

23 English Empoleon cards across 19 sets, from 2007 to 2025.

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2007 to 2025

Empoleon cards through the years

23 Empoleon cards across 19 sets, from 2007 to 2025 · Water · Metal.

12 years of cards23 cards15 artists

One card from every year Empoleon showed up. Which one is yours? Choose your first, your favorite, or one you pulled, and share it.

2007

Diamond & Pearl

Illustrated by Nakaoka

and 2 more that year

2008

Diamond & Pearl

Stormfront

Illustrated by Kouki Saitou

and 1 more that year

2009

Platinum

Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

and 1 more that year

2010

No new Empoleon card

2011

Black & White

BW Black Star Promos

Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa

2012

Black & White

Dark Explorers

Illustrated by Naoki Saito

2013

Black & White

Plasma Freeze

Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida

and 2 more that year

2014

No new Empoleon card

2015

BREAKthrough

Illustrated by Satoshi Shirai

2016 to 2017

No new Empoleon cards

2018

Sun & Moon

Forbidden Light

Illustrated by nagimiso

and 1 more that year

2019

Sun & Moon

Cosmic Eclipse

Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda

and 1 more that year

2020

No new Empoleon card

2021

Sword & Shield

Battle Styles

Illustrated by chibi

and 2 more that year

2022

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars

Illustrated by Kouki Saitou

2023 to 2024

No new Empoleon cards

2025

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames

Illustrated by 5ban Graphics

and 1 more that year

First card: 2007Empoleon, Diamond & Pearl, illustrated by Nakaoka

15 artistsAyaka Yoshida has drawn Empoleon the most, 3 times

Busiest year: 20213 new Empoleon cards came out

Newest: 2025Empoleon ex, Phantasmal Flames

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