How much is Empoleon 26/127 worth?

About $10.98 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Empoleon 26/127 from?

Platinum (Platinum), released February 11, 2009.

Is Empoleon the most valuable card in Platinum?

No, it is the 58th most valuable of the 133 cards; the top card is Dialga G LV.X 122 at $298.

Pokémon sets › Platinum › Empoleon

Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Empoleon 26/127

Platinum · Rare · illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

$10.98TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

+3%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#58 of 133most valuable in Platinum

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What Empoleon 26 is worth

Empoleon 26/127 sells for about $10.98 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 58th most valuable card in Platinum, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $12.60, so this card sells at 87% of that. Among all 19 Empoleon cards, it ranks 8th by price.

Empoleon price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$3.13	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$10.98	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$1.72 €1.54	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$0.22 €0.2	Cardmarket low

Recent Empoleon sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$1.68	€1.5
Last 7 days	$1.16	€1.04
Last day	$1.12	€1

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Empoleon card details

Set	Platinum (Platinum, PL)
Number	26/127
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Water
HP	130
Evolves from	Prinplup
Attacks	Knock Off Water, Colorless · 40 damage Jet Smash Water, Colorless, Colorless
Weakness	Lightning +30
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Mitsuhiro Arita
Released	February 11, 2009
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 26/127 next to the set code PL, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Mitsuhiro Arita. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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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.