Empoleon BW Black Star Promos #BW56

Card #BW56 · Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa

140 HPWaterPokémonStage 2

Ungraded · blended

$6.19

▲ 21.7% · 30d

Range $6 → $16
1 grading company tracked
Confidence low · How we price →

Empoleon is a Promo Pokémon card from BW Black Star Promos (#BW56), illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 140 HP, evolving from Prinplup, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $6.19 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#12 most valuable Empoleon of 23 #75 most valuable in BW Black Star Promos of 99

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$15.57

LPLightly Played$5.58

MPModerately Played$3.71

HPHeavily Played$2.38

DMGDamaged$1.12

7-day▲ 19.3%

30-day▲ 21.7%

90-day▲ 19.3%

All-time high$16

All-time low$4

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$15.57

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 6		$19$19–$19
PSA 3		$2$2–$2

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$5.50

Period high

$7.67

Period low

$3.32

Change

▲ 57.1%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA36 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 3% gem rate

101

913

814

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Empoleon 10 is harder to pull.

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Where to buy

TCGplayerUS CardmarketEU eBay MercariUS AmazonUS TrollAndToadUS CoolStuffIncUS

Check recent sold prices

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Cross-market prices

183% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$6

Cardmarket$7

TCGplayer · dearest$16

Currently 183% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +22%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 183% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

56% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$7

Buy on CardmarketEU

Card text

Evolves from Prinplup.

Fury Attack30×

Water

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

Cold Crush70

Water · Colorless · Colorless

You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 2

“If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.”

About the Pokémon

Emperor PokémonGEN IVPiplup → Prinplup → Empoleon

The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns.

Card details

SetBW Black Star Promos →

Number#BW56

RarityPromo

PokémonAll Empoleon cards →

GenerationGen IV · Sinnoh →

ArtistShin Nagasawa →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 2

TypeWater

HP140

Evolves fromPrinplup

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#395

Card IDbwp-BW56

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Empoleon cards

There are 9 different Empoleon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is BW Black Star Promos #BW56 (Promo).