Empoleon Forbidden Light #81

Card #81 · Illustrated by nagimiso

160 HPMetalPokémonStage 2

Ungraded · blended

$0.94

▲ 8.1% · 30d

Range $1 → $1
Confidence high · How we price →

Empoleon is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Forbidden Light (#81), illustrated by nagimiso. It's a Stage 2 Metal-type Pokémon with 160 HP, evolving from Prinplup, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.94 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#20 most valuable Empoleon of 23 #83 most valuable in Forbidden Light of 150

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$0.92

LPLightly Played$0.59

MPModerately Played$0.46

7-day▼ 1.1%

30-day▲ 7.0%

90-day▲ 26.0%

All-time high$1

All-time low$1

Other printingsHolofoil · $0.83

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Holofoil$1

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

Graded prices

No graded sales tracked for this card yet — see the raw estimate above.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$0.92

Period high

$2.84

Period low

$0.68

Change

▼ 42.5%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA6 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 17% gem rate

101

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

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Cross-market prices

3% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$1

Cardmarket$1

PriceCharting · dearest$1

Currently 3% cheaper on TCGplayer 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 +8%

Cross-marketMarkets agree 3% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

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Card text

Evolves from Prinplup.

Total Command20×

Metal · Colorless

This attack does 20 damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).

Whirlpool90

Metal · Metal · Colorless

Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weakness Fire ×2Resistance Psychic -20Retreat 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

SetForbidden Light →

Number#81

RarityRare Holo

PokémonAll Empoleon cards →

GenerationGen IV · Sinnoh →

Artistnagimiso →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 2

TypeMetal

HP160

Evolves fromPrinplup

WeaknessFire ×2

ResistancePsychic -20

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#395

Card IDsm6-81

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Empoleon cards

There are 9 different Empoleon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Forbidden Light #81 (Rare Holo).