Empoleon 117/116 · Plasma Freeze

Plasma Freeze is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 8, 2013. The printed size is 116. This checklist is longer, at 122 cards. Empoleon is 117/116, in position 117 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is 116 Professor Juniper, and after it is 118 Sigilyph. The collector number is above the printed set size of 116. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

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).

Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 128 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 Secret. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida 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. Then, 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 "This extremely rare Pokémon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find."

I keep a set binder for Plasma Freeze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Freeze 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.