AttackIce Blade
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Empoleon 4/130 · Diamond & Pearl
Diamond & Pearl is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Empoleon is 4/130, in position 4 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 3 Electivire, and after it is 5 Infernape. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.
Empoleon is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 42. 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).
Nakaoka illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 other cards in the catalog.
Empoleon (#395) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Empoleon LV.X 120/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Empoleon LV.X, while this one is Empoleon. That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo LV.X, and here it is Rare Holo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.
The attack Ice Blade lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Aqua Jet is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning +30. 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 Diamond & Pearl, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Diamond & Pearl 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 Sinnoh starters. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 4/130
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
- Released
- 1 May 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 2
- HP
- 130
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Nakaoka
- Pokédex
- Empoleon (#395)
- Level
- 42
- Evolves from
- Prinplup
- Weakness
- Lightning +30
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
AttackAqua Jet
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Flavor text
The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Empoleon from?
Diamond & Pearl, in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130.
What is the collector number?
4/130. It is entry 4 of 130 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Nakaoka. The catalog lists 46 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare Holo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Empoleon #395, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Which attacks are printed?
Ice Blade and Aqua Jet (70).