Empoleon 81/131 · Forbidden Light

Forbidden Light is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 4, 2018. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 150 cards. Empoleon is 81/131, in position 82 of 150 on this checklist. Before it is 80 Guzzlord, and after it is 82 Dialga-GX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Empoleon is a Stage 2 Metal Pokémon with 160 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).

nagimiso illustrated this card. The same name is on 156 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 160 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

The attack Total Command lists 20× damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). Whirlpool is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns."

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