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Empoleon BW56

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Set: BW Black Star Promos Released: Mar 1, 2011
Pokémon: Empoleon Water Type Promo Illustrator: Shin Nagasawa Evolves From: Prinplup

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Raw market price 10.84 $1.66 (18.08%)
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Empoleon #BW56 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Empoleon #BW56 from BW Black Star Promos — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Empoleon has moved up 18.1% to $10.84. PSA 10 copies are unchanged over the same period.

Empoleon #BW56 is a Promo, one of the higher rarity tiers in BW Black Star Promos.

At $10.84 raw, a PSA 10 sells for $36.61 for a net return of −$6.99 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$21.44. Grading this card currently loses money at every grade listed.

PSA have graded 38 copies of Empoleon #BW56, of which 1 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 2.6%, or roughly 1 in 38 graded copies.

Yes. At a 2.6% gem rate, Empoleon grades worse than the BW Black Star Promos average by 1.6 points. Clean copies are harder to come by.

Empoleon #BW56 was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa, who has illustrated 612 Pokémon cards in total.

Empoleon #BW56 was released on 1 March 2011 as part of BW Black Star Promos. It belongs to the Modern era and features a Generation 4 Pokémon from the Sinnoh region.