Empoleon 26/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Empoleon is 26/127, in position 26 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Dustox, and after it is 27 Giratina. The listed rarity is Rare.

Empoleon is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 47. 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).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 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). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

The attack Knock Off lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it. Jet Smash is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Empoleon can't use Jet Smash during your next turn. Weakness is Lightning +30. 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 Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Empoleon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.