Empoleon Stormfront #2

Card #2 · Illustrated by Kouki Saitou

130 HPMetalPokémonStage 2

Market value · ungraded

$11.02

▲ 3.1% · 30d

1 sale · last 90 days · Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$11.02

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9 different Empoleon printings exist — is this your card? Stormfront #2

Empoleon is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Stormfront (#2), 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 $11.02 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#7 most valuable Empoleon of 23 #33 most valuable in Stormfront of 106

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$11.02

LPLightly Played$6.02

MPModerately Played$3.51

HPHeavily Played$2.33

DMGDamaged$0.92

7-day▲ 1.3%

30-day▲ 3.1%

90-day▲ 129.6%

All-time high$11

All-time low$4

Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $7.43

Price by variant

Holofoil$11

Reverse Holo$8

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$11.02

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9pop 62		$20$20–$20
PSA 7pop 15		$10$10–$10

“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.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Latest

$5.93

Period high

$7.11

Period low

$2.64

Change

▲ 26.4%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price

CGC 8 · 4 May 2026

Typical CGC 8

Sales · last 90 days

How often it sells

Rarely sells

0 in last 30 days

CGC 82008 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Stormfront Holo Empoleon #2 CGC 8 NM-MTWeekly Sunday Auction #224 · 4 May 2026$8 CGC (ungraded lot)2008 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Stormfront Holo Empoleon #2 CGC AUTHWeekly Sunday Auction #218 · 23 Mar 2026$7

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

Only 3% of 146 PSA-graded Empoleon copies are a gem-mint 10 (4 of 146) — the rest grade lower.

PSA146 gradedPSA 10 · 4 · 3% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (7 grades)

104

962

855

715

CGC256 gradedCGC 10 · 10 · 4% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

1010

9.54

942

8.566

856

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

Should you grade it?

−$61

Raw $11.02 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $20.00
after ~$70.19 grading fee → 1.8× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$20.00	$70.19	−$61	1.8×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

51% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$7

Cardmarket$8

TCGplayer · dearest$11

Currently 51% 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 · 30dRising +3%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 51% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

29% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$8

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Card text

Evolves from Prinplup.

Emperor Aura · Poké-Power

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.

Steel Wing40

Colorless · Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Empoleon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Whirlpool60

Water · Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness Lightning +30Retreat 2

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

SetStormfront →

Number#2

RarityRare Holo

PokémonAll Empoleon cards →

GenerationGen IV · Sinnoh →

ArtistKouki Saitou →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 2

TypeMetal

HP130

Evolves fromPrinplup

WeaknessLightning +30

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#395

Card IDdp7-2

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Empoleon cards

There are 9 different Empoleon printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Stormfront #2 (Rare Holo).