Empoleon 35/113 · Legendary Treasures

Legendary Treasures is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on November 6, 2013. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 140 cards. Empoleon is 35/113, in position 35 of 140 on this checklist. Before it is 34 Prinplup, and after it is 36 Phione. The listed rarity is Rare.

Empoleon is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Empoleon (#395), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Prinplup. In this catalog that name is Prinplup (#394).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Empoleon (#395) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Empoleon 4/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

The attack Surf lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Emperor's Strike is another attack lists 70+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. If this Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than the Defending Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe."

I keep a set binder for Legendary Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legendary Treasures set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Empoleon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.