Empoleon
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence14 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Jul 17, 2026eBay — Empoleon BW56 Black & White Promo HoloEnglish Pokemon LPLP$8.25
- Jul 10, 2026eBay — Empoleon BW56 Black Star Promo Pokémon Black & White LPLP$9.99
- Jul 6, 2026eBay — Empoleon BW56 Black & White Black Star Promo Holo Pokémon TCG$8.84
- Jun 24, 2026eBay — Empoleon Holo Black and White Promos BW56 MP Pokémon TCGMP$3.19
- Jun 23, 2026eBay — Pokemon Empoleon BW56 Holo Promo Black And White Promo Pokemon Near MintNM$14.00
- Jun 21, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Empoleon BW56 Black Star Promo Holo Card Black White$4.09
- Jun 21, 2026eBay — Pokemon Company Empoleon BW56 Black & White Holo Promo 2012Pokemon TCG$2.99
- Jun 18, 2026eBay — Empoleon Pokemon Black & White BW56 Black Star Promo$7.17
From 15 completed sales recorded between May 30, 2026 and Jul 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 0 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
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 $6.97 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $105 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 15× 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
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history5 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | PSA 6 | $19.00 | #122804850 ✓ |
| 7 Aug 2025 | PSA 8 | $15.50 | #116135715 ✓ |
| 23 Feb 2025 | PSA 9 | $19.92 | #73626836 ✓ |
| 30 Jun 2024 | PSA 3 | $2.25 | #79076738 ✓ |
| 10 Jul 2023 | PSA 9 | $5.50 | #68757868 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 2.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$27); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Empoleon is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $105.36 | $71 | +$27 | 15.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 36 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 2.8% | $105.00 |
| PSA 9 | 36.1% | $42.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 61.1% | $7.00 |
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 3% of 36 PSA-graded Empoleon copies are a gem-mint 10 (1 of 36) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Empoleon 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 1 | $105$105–$105 | |
| PSA 6pop 4 | $19$19–$19 | |
| PSA 3pop 2 | $2$2–$2 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
72% spreadCurrently 72% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
41% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Prinplup.
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
“If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Empoleon (BW Black Star Promos #BW56) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Empoleon from BW Black Star Promos is worth approximately $6.97 ungraded (near-mint), and around $105 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?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Empoleon from BW Black Star Promos is worth around $105 — roughly 15× the raw ungraded value of $6.97.
Should I grade my Empoleon?
A PSA 10 sells for about $105 versus $6.97 raw — roughly a 15× 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 rare?
Empoleon is a Promo card from BW Black Star Promos (card #BW56), illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. Its current blended market value is $6.97 ungraded.
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