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Empoleon #395

Empoleon is the emperor of the sea — the water starter's final form, a steel-armored penguin whose trident-like horns and bladed wings can split ice floes and cut through anything in its path. A flagship line, led by a secret-rare and a run of LV.X and V chase cards.

23Cards cataloged
~$224Top card (verified)
2007–2025Release span
19Sets

01Top 10 Notable Empoleon Cards

The emperor penguin's crown is a shiny secret rare, and its court includes both first-generation LV.X prints and a beloved modern alt art. Past the top four, this is one of the cheapest flagship charts in Sinnoh. Ranked priciest first.

Empoleon — Plasma Freeze #117
Rank 01 · The Holy Grail

Empoleon — Plasma Freeze #117

The shiny secret-rare Empoleon from Plasma Freeze (2013, #117) rules at ~$224 — numbered past the set's count, from the same over-the-count shiny class as its Garchomp set-mate. Black & White secrets were pulled at rough odds, and the regal penguin wears the shiny treatment better than most.

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Verified (May 2026) ~$224
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$190.00
If PSA 9 (likely)
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Empoleon LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP11
Rank 02

Empoleon LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP11

The DP Black Star promo Empoleon LV.X (DP11) at ~$83 — the tin printing of one of the mechanic's debut cards. It has quietly overtaken the set version, a reminder that promo supply stopped in 2007 and never resumed.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$83
Market value
~$86.02 raw
Raw copies run $39.67 to $101.30
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon V — Battle Styles #146
Rank 03

Empoleon V — Battle Styles #146

Empoleon V from Battle Styles (2021, #146) at ~$67 — the alternate-art print whose poised, painterly composition made it an instant fan favorite of the Sword & Shield alt-art boom. Alt-art Vs are the modern era's most reliable collector magnet.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$67
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$66.74
If PSA 9 (likely)
+$•••
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Empoleon LV.X — Diamond & Pearl #120
Rank 04

Empoleon LV.X — Diamond & Pearl #120

The original Empoleon LV.X from Diamond & Pearl (2007, #120) at ~$66 — first wave of the LV.X mechanic alongside Infernape and Torterra. A mechanic-launch card from the set that opened Gen 4, still in the double digits.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$66
Market value
~$66.00 raw
Raw copies run $48.24 to $54.50
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon BREAK — XY Black Star Promos #XY134
Rank 05

Empoleon BREAK — XY Black Star Promos #XY134

Empoleon BREAK from the XY promo run (XY134) at ~$18 — the BREAK evolution mechanic's gold-foil sideways frame, one of the game's strangest-looking experiments. Oddity value alone keeps these moving.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$18
Market value
~$18.21 raw
Raw copies run $99.99 to $132.40
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon — Diamond & Pearl #4
Rank 06

Empoleon — Diamond & Pearl #4

The Diamond & Pearl base holo (#4) at ~$15 — the emperor's first regular card. Low teens for a first-print Sinnoh starter holo is a bargain hiding in plain sight.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$15
Market value
~$15.33 raw
Raw copies run $8.00 to $12.84
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon — BW Black Star Promos #BW56
Rank 07

Empoleon — BW Black Star Promos #BW56

The BW Black Star promo (BW56) at ~$13 — a Black & White-era holofoil promo, printed once for a tin run and forgotten. Cheap now; historically these dry up without warning.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$13
Market value
~$13.05 raw
Raw copies run $4.50 to $15.38
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon — Stormfront #2
Rank 08

Empoleon — Stormfront #2

Stormfront (2008, #2) at ~$11 — a late-DP holo from the set collectors mine for its secret rares. The starter holos ride along underpriced.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$11
Market value
~$10.88 raw
Raw copies run $5.57 to $31.63
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Empoleon V — Battle Styles #145
Rank 09

Empoleon V — Battle Styles #145

The full-art Empoleon V (Battle Styles #145) at ~$5.81 — the standard full-art sibling of the famous alt. Single digits for a modern full-art starter is the kind of spread that tends to close.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$5.81
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$5.83
If PSA 9 (likely)
+$•••
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Empoleon — Legendary Treasures #35
Rank 10

Empoleon — Legendary Treasures #35

Legendary Treasures (2013, #35) closes at ~$5.53 — the B&W era's greatest-hits set. A five-dollar way to own the emperor in holofoil.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$5.53
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$8.43
If PSA 9 (likely)
+$•••
If PSA 10 (best case)
+$•••
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03Most Valuable Empoleon Cards — Price Chart

All prices reflect recent market data and will be updated regularly.

#CardRecent price
01Empoleon — Plasma Freeze #117~$224
02Empoleon LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP11~$83
03Empoleon V — Battle Styles #146~$67
04Empoleon LV.X — Diamond & Pearl #120~$66
05Empoleon BREAK — XY Black Star Promos #XY134~$18
06Empoleon — Diamond & Pearl #4~$15
07Empoleon — BW Black Star Promos #BW56~$13
08Empoleon — Stormfront #2~$11
09Empoleon V — Battle Styles #145~$5.81
10Empoleon — Legendary Treasures #35~$5.53
11Empoleon — Dark Explorers #29~$5.07
12Empoleon FB — Supreme Victors #27~$4.48
13Empoleon — Platinum #26~$2.43
14Empoleon ex — Phantasmal Flames #114~$1.90
15Empoleon — Majestic Dawn #17~$1.39

04Complete Card Grid — All 23 Empoleon Cards

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