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What this price is based on
Medium confidence23 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 5, 2026eBay — Empoleon Rare Platinum 26/127 LPLP$2.50
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Empoleon Rare Platinum 26/127 LPLP$2.99
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Empoleon Rare Platinum 26/127 LPLP$2.99
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Empoleon Platinum Rare 26/127$1.50
- Jul 21, 2026eBay — Empoleon 26/127 Rare Platinum Pokemon Moderately PlayedMP$6.06
- Jul 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG-Rare Empoleon -26/127 -Lightly played-2009LP$1.25
- Jul 14, 2026eBay — 3 EVOLUTION PLATINUM POKEMON- EMPOLEON #26+PRINPLUP #59+PIPLUP #85 REGULAR- NMNM$6.95
- Jul 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon Empoleon Card #26/127 Platinum$2.49
From 27 completed sales recorded between Jan 13, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Rare Pokémon card from Platinum (#26), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Prinplup, weak to Lightning +30. Its current blended market value is $3.03 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $93 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 31× 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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Recent sold prices
No recent sold listings tracked.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 20% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$19); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Empoleon is a Rare in Platinum — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 26 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 39 packs.
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 | $92.74 | $71 | +$19 | 30.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 10 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 20% | $93.00 |
| PSA 9 | 30% | $37.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 50% | $3.00 |
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 20% of 10 PSA-graded Empoleon copies are a gem-mint 10 (2 of 10) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Empoleon 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 2 | $93$93–$93 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
51% spreadCurrently 51% cheaper on Cardmarket 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
34% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Prinplup.
Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it.
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Empoleon can't use Jet Smash during your next turn.
“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 Platinum #26 (Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Empoleon (Platinum #26) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Empoleon from Platinum is worth approximately $3.03 ungraded (near-mint), and around $93 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 Platinum is worth around $93 — roughly 31× the raw ungraded value of $3.03.
Should I grade my Empoleon?
A PSA 10 sells for about $93 versus $3.03 raw — roughly a 31× 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 Rare card from Platinum (card #26), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $3.03 ungraded.
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