Empoleon
- Number
- 29/108
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Released
- May 9, 2012
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $5.79£4.38€5.24
- Today
- $9£6.80€8.14
- Change
- +$3.21+£2.43+€2.90 (+55.4%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | – | – | $9£6.80€8.14 | |
| PSA 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 7 | 8 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 8 | 17 | – | – | $18.36£13.88€16.61 | |
| PSA 9 | 28 | – | – | $46£34.78€41.62 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5modelled | – | – | – | $51£38.56€46.15 | |
| PSA 10modelled | 5 | – | – | $138.31£104.57€125.14 | |
About these prices
8.2% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 183 completed sales, updated Oct 4, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
183 completed listings on Fanatics Collect, eBayEmpoleon 29/108 Holo Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon Lightly Played 29/108$5.94£4.49€5.37
Empoleon 29/108 Holo Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon Holo Near Mint 29/108$4.75£3.59€4.30Show 171 more
9POKEMON TCG 2012 B&W DARK EXPLORERS SHADOWS THEME DECK #29 EMPOLEON CGC 9 #29$42£31.75€389POKEMON 2012 B&W DARK EXPLORERS SHADOWS STAGE 2 HOLO #29 EMPOLEON PSA 9 #29$177.50£134.20€160.6092012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$177.50£134.20€160.609Pokemon Card Empoleon Dark Explorers Holo Rare 29/108 PSA 9 / POP 24 29/108$48.30£36.52€43.70Empoleon 29/108 Holo Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon Lightly Played 29/108$4.48£3.39€4.05Pokemon - Empoleon 29/108 - BW Dark Explorers - Laser HOLO RARE - 2012 - VLP 29/108$4.99£3.77€4.52Pokemon TCG Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Deck Exclusive Non-Holo Rare NM/M 29/108$3.59£2.71€3.25Empoleon 29/108 Holo Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon Holo Near Mint 29/108$5.99£4.53€5.42Pokemon TCG Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Deck Exclusive Non-Holo Rare NM 29/108$2.05£1.55€1.85Empoleon 29/108 Holo Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon Holo Near Mint 29/108$3.45£2.61€3.12Empoleon 29/108 Dark Explorers Holo Rare 2012 Pokemon TCG English 140 HP Stage 2 29/108$4.49£3.39€4.0682012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Buy it now$24.99£18.89€22.61102012 POKEMON BLACK & WHITE DARK EXPLORERS #29 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 10 #29$1,626£1,229€1,471Pokemon TCG Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Deck Exclusive Non-Holo Rare NM 29/108$1.80£1.36€1.63Pokémon Empoleon Holo Rare Dark Explorers 29/108 Stage 2 140HP English 29/108$2.20£1.66€1.9982012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers 29/108 Empoleon Holo PSA 8 NM Rare #011$10.50£7.94€9.509PSA 9 MINT Empoleon Holo 29/108 Black & White Dark Explorers Rare Pokemon Card 29/108$59.95£45.33€54.2492012 POKEMON B&W DARK EXPLORERS SHADOWS THEME DECK #29 EMPOLEON PSA 9 #29$20£15.12€18.108PSA 8 Empoleon Holo 29/108 Black & White Dark Explorers Rare Pokemon Card 29/108$26.66£20.16€24.129PSA 9 MINT Empoleon Holo 29/108 Black & White Dark Explorers Rare Pokemon Card 29/108$37.92£28.67€34.3192012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Best offer$23.14£17.50€20.94102012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$127.50£96.40€115.36102012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$200£151.21€180.967Pokemon Black & White Dark Explorers Holo Rare Empoleon 29/108 PSA 7 Near Mint 29/108$7£5.29€6.337Pokemon PSA 7 NM Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon 29/108 (MD) 29/108$9.50£7.18€8.607Cert 80443977Auction$9.50£7.18€8.6072012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$9.50£7.18€8.607
2012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$9.60£7.26€8.6992012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Best offer$37.19£28.12€33.659PSA 9 MINT Black and White Dark Explorers Empoleon Holo #29 Pokemon Card$52.01£39.32€47.068PSA 8 NM-MT Empoleon Black & White Dark Explorers Pokemon Card 29/108$37.99£28.72€34.3782012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Buy it now$37.99£28.72€34.3792012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$14.50£10.96€13.129Pokemon PSA 9 Mint Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Holo Rare$27.99£21.16€25.3392012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Buy it now$27.99£21.16€25.338Pokemon PSA 8 NM-Mint Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Holo Rare$19.99£15.11€18.0982012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$19.99£15.11€18.098Pokemon - Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Holo Rare PSA 8 NM-Mint$19.99£15.11€18.0982012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$19.99£15.11€18.0992012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$13.50£10.21€12.218EMPOLEON 2012 POKEMON B&W DARK EXPLORERS HOLO #29 PSA 8$20.50£15.50€18.5592012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$20.50£15.50€18.557Pokemon - Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Holo Rare PSA 7$5.50£4.16€4.9872012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$5.50£4.16€4.988Pokemon - Empoleon Dark Explorers 29/108 Holo Rare PSA 8$15.51£11.73€14.0382012 Pokemon Black and White Dark Explorers Holo Empoleon #29Auction$15.51£11.73€14.03More from Dark Explorers
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PSA has graded 61 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 8.2% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $38.01£28.74€34.39 on average against $108.99£82.40€98.62 for the card plus $79.99£60.48€72.38 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $70.98£53.66€64.22, so a copy is worth more raw.
2 of the 4 grades priced above had no sales at that grade, so the figure is modelled from the grades that did rather than observed.
Card facts
- Card number
- 29/108
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Set released
- May 9, 2012
- PSA population, all printings
- 61
- Printings priced
- 2
Dark Explorers111 cards- Set value
- $5.3k£4.0k€4.8k
- 7 day move
- +2.6%
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The same card in other sets
Plasma Freeze117/116$436.90£330.32€395.31
Legendary Treasures35/113$35.17£26.59€31.82
Diamond and Pearl4/130$29.78£22.52€26.95
Stormfront2/100$19.89£15.04€18
Majestic Dawn17/100$18£13.61€16.29
Black and White PromosBW56$10.85£8.20€9.82
Platinum26/127$10.24£7.74€9.27
World Championship Decks4/130$5.33£4.03€4.82What moves the price of this card
The Empoleon on this page is the Reverse Holofoil printing from Dark Explorers, and it trades at $10.57£7.99€9.56 in near mint condition. The other 1 printing of the same card sits lower, which is normal: the scarcer print run always carries the premium.
Graded, it runs PSA 8 $18.36£13.88€16.61, PSA 9 $46£34.78€41.62, CGC/BGS 9.5 $51£38.56€46.15, PSA 10 $138.31£104.57€125.14. PSA has graded 61 copies of it. 183 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Empoleon worth?
A PSA 10 Empoleon from Dark Explorers sells for $138.31. 8.2% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Empoleon from Dark Explorers worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $38.01 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $9 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it loses $70.98.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $138.31£104.57€125.14. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.