Empoleon Diamond & Pearl #4

Card #4 · Illustrated by Nakaoka

130 HPWaterPokémonStage 2

Ungraded · blended

$4.26

▲ 4.3% · 30d

Range $4 → $4
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Empoleon is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Diamond & Pearl (#4), illustrated by Nakaoka. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Prinplup, weak to Lightning +30. Its current blended market value is $4.26 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#14 most valuable Empoleon of 23 #63 most valuable in Diamond & Pearl of 130

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$15.59

LPLightly Played$8.32

MPModerately Played$3.62

HPHeavily Played$1.99

DMGDamaged$1.07

7-day▲ 1.7%

30-day▲ 4.1%

90-day▲ 16.0%

All-time high$16

All-time low$5

Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $12.15

Price by variant

Holofoil$16

Reverse Holo$12

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$15.46

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$37$12–$58
PSA 6		$24$20–$29
PSA 4		$20$18–$20

“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

$4.29

Period high

$9.25

Period low

$2.02

Change

▲ 30.8%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price

$28

CGC 9 · 30 Jun 2025

Typical CGC 9

$28

Auction lots · last 90 days

Liquidity

Thin

0 in last 30 days

CGC 92007 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Holo Empoleon #4 CGC 9 MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #180 · 30 Jun 2025$28

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA267 gradedPSA 10 · 7 · 3% gem rate

107

953

8.51

874

740

644

523

413

CGC432 gradedCGC 10 · 8 · 2% gem rate

108

9.54

958

8.570

854

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

Should you grade it?

−$37

Raw $4.26 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $37.36
after ~$70.36 grading fee → 8.8× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$37.36	$70.36	−$37	8.8×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Check recent sold prices

eBay sold PriceCharting

Cross-market prices

2% spread

Cardmarket · cheapest$4

PriceCharting · dearest$4

Currently 2% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. 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 +4%

Cross-marketMarkets agree 2% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

73% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$4

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Card text

Evolves from Prinplup.

Ice Blade

Water · Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Aqua Jet70

Water · Water · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness Lightning +30Retreat 2

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

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

SetDiamond & Pearl →

Number#4

RarityRare Holo

PokémonAll Empoleon cards →

GenerationGen IV · Sinnoh →

ArtistNakaoka →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 2

TypeWater

HP130

Evolves fromPrinplup

WeaknessLightning +30

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#395

Card IDdp1-4

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Empoleon cards

There are 9 different Empoleon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Diamond & Pearl #4 (Rare Holo).