Empoleon V 145/163 · Battle Styles

Empoleon is Pokédex #395, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Empoleon V is a Basic V Rapid Strike Water Pokémon with 210 HP.

Empoleon V sits at 145/163 in Battle Styles, position 145 of 183. Before it is 144 Victini V, and after it is 146 Empoleon V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 March 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Emperor's Eyes is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent's Basic Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes). The attack Swirling Slice lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

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 4/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Empoleon, while this one is Empoleon V. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Empoleon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ayaka Yoshida. I count 128 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Battle Styles set binder is where a full Battle Styles set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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 and Rapid Strike. I still need this card.