Empoleon
Plasma Freeze · #117/116
Empoleon (117/116), the Secret Rare from Plasma Freeze, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $250–$330.
As of July 20, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
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About Empoleon
Empoleon is a Secret Rare (117/116) from the Pokémon Plasma Freeze set, released May 8, 2013. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $250–$330. The artwork is by Ayaka Yoshida. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Details
Other versions of Empoleon
Empoleon appears on 13 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #117/116 from Plasma Freeze; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Diamond & Pearl · #120/130$60–$85Rare Holo LV.X
Majestic Dawn · #17/100$15–$21Rare
Diamond & Pearl · #4/130$14–$19Rare Holo
Stormfront · #2/100$10–$13Rare Holo
Legendary Treasures · #35/113$9–$12Rare
Dark Explorers · #29/108$9–$12Rare
Platinum · #26/127$8–$11Rare
BREAKthrough · #38/162$1–$2Rare
Cosmic Eclipse · #56/236$0.90–$1Rare
Ultra Prism · #34/156$0.90–$1RareFAQ
How much is Empoleon (117/116) worth?
Empoleon (117/116), the Secret Rare from Plasma Freeze, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $250–$330. Note: 12 other cards named Empoleon exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Empoleon card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Empoleon (117/116), the Secret Rare (about $250–$330) from Plasma Freeze.
The other versions: #120/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Rare Holo LV.X, about $60–$85); #17/100 from Majestic Dawn (Rare, about $15–$21); #4/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Rare Holo, about $14–$19); #2/100 from Stormfront (Rare Holo, about $10–$13); #35/113 from Legendary Treasures (Rare, about $9–$12); #29/108 from Dark Explorers (Rare, about $9–$12); #26/127 from Platinum (Rare, about $8–$11); #38/162 from BREAKthrough (Rare, about $1–$2); #56/236 from Cosmic Eclipse (Rare, about $0.90–$1); #34/156 from Ultra Prism (Rare, about $0.90–$1); #81/131 from Forbidden Light (Rare, about $0.80–$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.
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Grading
A grading read appears once Empoleon has a PSA population census. Riffle captures the census monthly; this card doesn’t have enough graded copies on record yet.
- $250–$330 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±14% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- 16 clean listings back today’s basis, with storefront and lot noise excluded.
- Sampled daily since July 20, 2026, current as of July 20, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →