Empoleon2/100 · Stormfront Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
Typical copy sold $5 5 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$423 sold · 90d · pop 58
- PSA 9$1371 sold · 90d · pop 63
- PSA 10$172modelled · pop 4
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 22, 2026eBay — Empoleon 2/100 Stormfront Holo$30.00
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Empoleon 2/100 Holo Rare Stormfront Pokemon Cards$5.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Empoleon 2/100 Holo Rare Stormfront Pokemon Cards$5.09
- Aug 1, 2026eBay — Empoleon 2/100 Holo Rare Stormfront Pokemon Moderately PlayedMP$3.95
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card Empoleon 2/100 Stormfront Holo$0.99
By grade
- Raw$5.095 sales
- PSA 8$39.995 sales
- PSA 9$1373 sales
- CGC 8$10.003 sales
- CGC 8.5$16.392 sales
- PSA 7$39.991 sale
- Lot$7.201 sale
From 20 completed sales recorded between Feb 22, 2026 and Aug 22, 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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GRADE ITBased on 14 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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Empoleon is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Stormfront (#2, released 2008), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. It's a Stage 2 Metal-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Prinplup, weak to Lightning +30. Its current blended market value is $8.95 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $172 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 19× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 5 September 2026.
Empoleon price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history21 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $30 · Raw · 22 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Empoleon worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 2.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$92); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Empoleon is a Holo / V / ex in Stormfront — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 16 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 48 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 | $172.17 | $72 | +$92 | 19.2× |
| PSA 9 | $136.50 | $71 | +$56 | 15.3× |
| PSA 8 | $42.00 | $70 | −$37 | 4.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 146 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 2.7% | $172.00 |
| PSA 9 | 42.5% | $137.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 54.8% | $32.00 |
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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 3% of 153 PSA-graded Empoleon copies are a gem-mint 10 (4 of 153) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — 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 4 | modelled$172$172–$172 | |
| PSA 9pop 631 · 90d | $137$116–$157 | |
| PSA 8pop 583 · 90d | ✓ 9 cert-verified$42$32–$44 | |
| PSA 7pop 181 · 90d | modelled$10$10–$10 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $15 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
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
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Prinplup.
Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Empoleon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Active Pokémon, you may use this power. Your opponent can't attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to his or her Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Empoleon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
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 Stormfront #2 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Empoleon (Stormfront #2) worth?
As of 5 September 2026, Empoleon from Stormfront is worth approximately $8.95 ungraded (near-mint), and around $172 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 Stormfront is worth around $172 — roughly 19× the raw ungraded value of $8.95.
Should I grade my Empoleon?
A PSA 10 sells for about $172 versus $8.95 raw — roughly a 19× 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 Holo card from Stormfront (card #2), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. Its current blended market value is $8.95 ungraded.
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