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Empoleon 29/108
Dark Explorers · Rare Holo · illustrated by Naoki Saito
What Empoleon 29 is worth
Empoleon 29/108 sells for about $10.57 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 43rd most valuable card in Dark Explorers, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $2.74, so this card sells at 3.9 times that. Among all 19 Empoleon cards, it ranks 9th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 31% against its 30-day average.
Empoleon price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $6.66 |
| Reverse Holo | $10.57 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $1.33 €1.19 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.11 €0.1 |
Recent Empoleon sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $1.93 |
| Last 7 days | $2.11 |
| Last day | $1.20 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Empoleon card details
| Set | Dark Explorers (Black & White, DEX) |
| Number | 29/108 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| 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 | Naoki Saito |
| Released | May 9, 2012 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 29/108 next to the set code DEX, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Naoki Saito. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Empoleon cards
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Diamond & Pearl 120
Battle Styles 146
Legendary Treasures 35
Diamond & Pearl 4
Majestic Dawn 17
Stormfront 2
Platinum 26
All 19 Empoleon cards with prices →
More valuable Dark Explorers cards
- Gardevoir 109: $946
- Darkrai-EX 107: $822
- Groudon-EX 106: $427
- Raikou-EX 105: $320
- Kyogre-EX 104: $319
- Entei-EX 103: $256
- Archeops 110: $186
- Umbreon 61: $117
All Dark Explorers chase cards → · Full Dark Explorers 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.