Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Level-Up (evolves from Empoleon)
HP
140
TypeWater
RarityPromo
IllustratorShizurow
WeaknessLightning +30
Retreat●●
SetDP Black Star Promos
Released2007
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$83 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Empoleon — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #395).
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Required for any complete Empoleon master set across eras.
- Collectors of the DP Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Level-Up Empoleon with 140 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Supreme Command
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose up to 2 cards from your opponent's hand without looking and put them face down next to the Defending Pokémon. (These cards are not in play or in your opponent's hand.) At the end of your opponent's next turn, return those cards to your opponent's hand. This power can't be used if Empoleon is affected by a Special Condition.
Hydro Impact
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage to that Pokémon (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Empoleon can't attack during your next turn.
- Weakness
- Lightning +30
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.