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Empoleon 117/116
Plasma Freeze · Secret Rare · illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida
What Empoleon 117 is worth
Empoleon 117/116 sells for about $375 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 4th most valuable card in Plasma Freeze, and alone makes up 7% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Secret Rare in this set goes for $375, so this card sells at 1.0 times that. Among all 19 Empoleon cards, it ranks 1st by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 22% against its 30-day average.
Empoleon price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $375 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $214 €191.21 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $48.03 €42.99 |
Recent Empoleon sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $175 |
| Last 7 days | $140 |
| Last day | $123 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Empoleon card details
| Set | Plasma Freeze (Black & White, PLF) |
| Number | 117/116 (secret rare: numbered above the set total) |
| Rarity | Secret Rare |
| Card type | Stage 2 Water |
| HP | 140 |
| Evolves from | Prinplup |
| Abilities | Diving Draw (Ability) |
| Attacks | Attack Command Water · 10 damage |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 2 |
| Illustrator | Ayaka Yoshida |
| Released | May 8, 2013 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 117/116 next to the set code PLF, and the rarity is Secret Rare. The illustrator credit reads Ayaka Yoshida. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Empoleon cards
Diamond & Pearl 120
Battle Styles 146
Legendary Treasures 35
Diamond & Pearl 4
Majestic Dawn 17
Stormfront 2
Platinum 26
Dark Explorers 29
All 19 Empoleon cards with prices →
More valuable Plasma Freeze cards
- Ultra Ball 122: $1,200
- Deoxys-EX 111: $754
- Garchomp 120: $468
- Latios-EX 113: $247
- Latias-EX 112: $243
- Garbodor 119: $234
- Heatran-EX 109: $203
- Umbreon 64: $172
All Plasma Freeze chase cards → · Full Plasma Freeze card list
Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.