Empoleon

Empoleon (29/108), the Rare from Dark Explorers, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $6, typically in the $5–$7 range. Note: 12 other cards named Empoleon exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

This page covers Empoleon (29/108), the Rare (about $5–$7) from Dark Explorers.

The other versions: #117/116 from Plasma Freeze (Secret Rare, about $250–$330); #120/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Rare Holo LV.X, about $65–$85); #4/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Rare Holo, about $17–$23); #2/100 from Stormfront (Rare Holo, about $11–$15); #35/113 from Legendary Treasures (Rare, about $6–$8); #26/127 from Platinum (Rare, about $3–$4); #17/100 from Majestic Dawn (Rare, about $1–$2); #38/162 from BREAKthrough (Rare, about $0.80–$1); #81/131 from Forbidden Light (Rare, about $0.80–$1); #34/156 from Ultra Prism (Rare, about under $1); #56/236 from Cosmic Eclipse (Rare, about under $1); #037/172 from Brilliant Stars (Holo Rare, about under $1).

The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.

Ahead after fees: with a 10% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Empoleon (29/108) is estimated to net about $164 more than selling it raw (est.).

Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.

Empoleon (29/108) is a Rare. PSA has graded 48 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

Of the 48 copies PSA has graded, 10% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.