Empoleon 29/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Empoleon is 29/108, in position 29 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 28 Prinplup, and after it is 30 Glaceon. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

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).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

Diving Draw is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1 card from your hand. If you do, draw 2 cards. The attack Attack Command lists 10× damage. The cost is Water. Does 10 damage times the number of Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's). 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 Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers 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.