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Check your printing4 different Empoleon V printings exist — is this your card? Battle Styles #146
Empoleon V Battle Styles #146 Pokémon card
Rare Ultra

Empoleon V

Battle Styles · 146/163 · Illustrated by chibi
210 HPWaterPokémonBasicVRapid Strike

Market value · ungraded

$73.32 1.6% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$58$73
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 23%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$73.32

What this price is based on

High confidence

21 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$60.0023 sales
Trimmed mean$61.41outliers removed
Range$37.00$76.90lowest to highest sale
Sales rate10.2/mo64 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon Empoleon V 146/163 Battle Styles GetGraded GG 9 MintNM$59.33
  • Aug 11, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Empoleon V 146/163 Swsh05 Battle Styles Ultra Rare Holo EN$52.00
  • Jul 29, 2026eBay — 2021 Pokemon SWSH Battle Styles Empoleon v #146/163 LPLP$59.99
  • Jul 25, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Empoleon V UR 146/163 SWSH05 Battle Styles Holo Eng FA$57.00
  • Jul 22, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Empoleon V 146/163 Battle Styles Alternative Art Card - NMNM$64.57
  • Jul 16, 2026eBay — Empoleon V #146/163 2021 Pokemon Sword & Shield Battle Styles$60.00
  • Jul 15, 2026eBay — Empoleon V NM Battle Styles Ultra Rare 146 Pokemon Sword & Shield SIRNM$60.00
  • Jul 3, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Holo Ultra Rare Empoleon V 146/163 Battle Styles$69.99

By grade

  • Raw$60.0023 sales
  • PSA 10$18521 sales
  • CGC 9$57.886 sales
  • CGC 10$84.005 sales
  • PSA 9$65.504 sales
  • TAG 9$86.251 sale
  • Lot$36.001 sale
  • CGC 9.5$45.601 sale

From 64 completed sales recorded between Feb 17, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Empoleon V is a Rare Ultra Pokémon card from Battle Styles (#146), illustrated by chibi. It's a Basic V Rapid Strike Water-type Pokémon with 210 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $73.32 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $196 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 20 August 2026.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

22 May 202620 Aug 2026
Latest
$73.32
Period high
$73.32
Period low
$64.75
Change
13.1%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
13 Aug 2026PSA 9$100.00#135196887
13 Aug 2026PSA 10$200.00#68350835
13 Aug 2026PSA 10$162.50#113847636
12 Aug 2026PSA 9$82.99#66430387
12 Aug 2026PSA 10$219.00#155561280
12 Aug 2026PSA 10$182.50#103422137
11 Aug 2026PSA 10$185.50#126095998
11 Aug 2026PSA 10$211.73#138840175
3 Aug 2026PSA 9$58.48#138840176
2 Aug 2026PSA 9$77.50#75948462

Should you grade it?

+$8

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 66.1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$51); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)66.1%
Expected return+$8
PSA 10 best case+$51
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Empoleon V is a Ultra Rare in Battle Styles — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 22 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 221 packs.

Ultra Rare10%22 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)66.1%3,309 of 5,005
PSA 927.7%1,386 of 5,005
PSA graded so far5,005
Gem Mint 103,309
Total graded5,005

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$196.25$72+$512.7×
PSA 9$68.00$71$760.9×
PSA 8$50.00$70$940.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 5,005 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1066.1%$196.00
PSA 927.7%$68.00
PSA ≤86.2%$73.00

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. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 66% of 5,005 PSA-graded Empoleon V copies are a gem-mint 10 (3,309 of 5,005) — the rest grade lower.

PSA5,005 gradedPSA 10 · 3,309 · 66% gem
103,309
91,386
8221
739
620
516
45
33
22
13
CGC5,208 gradedCGC 10 · 2,322 · 45% gem
102,322
9.5222
91,920
8.5522
8108

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

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$73.32
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 3,309$196$167$226
PSA 8pop 221✓ 19 cert-verified$50
PSA 7pop 39$50$28$50
PSA 5pop 16$22$22$22
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$73.32
LPLightly Played$60.13
MPModerately Played$46.17
HPHeavily Played$46.17
DMGDamaged$29.82
7-day 3.5%
30-day 6.7%
90-day 17.5%
All-time high$73
All-time low$51
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $55 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

23% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$58
TCGplayer · dearest$72

Currently 23% 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 · 30dFlat +2%
Volatility · 90dStable ±4%
Cross-marketSome gap 23% gap
90d low $65near its high$73 high

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

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Emperor's EyesAbility

As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent's Basic Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes).

Swirling Slice130
Water · Colorless · Colorless

Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 2

V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Emperor PokémonGEN IVPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon

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

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#146
RarityRare Ultra
Artistchibi
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic, V, Rapid Strike
TypeWater
HP210
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#395
Card IDswsh5-146
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Empoleon V cards

There are 4 different Empoleon V printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Battle Styles #146 (Rare Ultra).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Empoleon V (Battle Styles #146) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Empoleon V from Battle Styles is worth approximately $73.32 ungraded (near-mint), and around $196 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Empoleon V?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Empoleon V from Battle Styles is worth around $196 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $73.32.

Should I grade my Empoleon V?

A PSA 10 sells for about $196 versus $73.32 raw — roughly a 3× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Empoleon V rare?

Empoleon V is a Rare Ultra card from Battle Styles (card #146), illustrated by chibi. Its current blended market value is $73.32 ungraded.

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