Empoleon BW56/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Empoleon is BW56/101, in position 56 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW55 Elgyem, and after it is BW57 Haxorus. The listed rarity is Promo.

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).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 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 Promo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

The attack Fury Attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Water. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Cold Crush is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. 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 BW Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BW Black Star Promos 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.