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Empoleon
#29/111 in Dark Explorers, Rare Holo, 140 HP, Water, illustrated by Naoki Saito.
- Card number
- #29/111
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140 HP
- Type
- Water
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 9, 2012
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
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Collector Notes
Empoleon
Empoleon appears in the English print of Dark Explorers, released on May 9, 2012. Empoleon is a rare holo rarity and 140 HP. The Dark Explorers set contains 111 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Naoki Saito.
Collector Insights
Empoleon is a Water-type Pokémon with 140 HP. It features the ability "Diving Draw," allowing players to discard a hand card to draw two. Its primary attack, "Attack Command," costs one Water energy and deals 10 damage multiplied by the number of Pokémon in play. The retreat cost requires two Colorless energy, and it is weak to Lightning attacks with double damage. The card belongs to the Black & White series, released as part of the Dark Explorers set in 2012. Artist Naoki Saito designed the artwork, and the card’s flavor text emphasizes a protective stance against threats. It carries a rarity of Rare Holo and is numbered 29 in its series. The card’s design reflects its role in competitive play through strategic interaction with the battlefield.
If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.
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