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Empoleon

Astros Cintilantes / #037/172

Empoleon

Printed language: Portuguese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Astros Cintilantes
Rarity (source)
Rara Holo
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Source reference
swsh9-037

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Empoleon cuts through water at a speed the Pokédex compares with a speedboat. Its sharp wings can split a drifting block of ice. Within a group, the three horns on its beak signal its strength: the leader’s are the most imposing. It also fiercely defends its honour and reacts violently when it feels humiliated. Its majestic bearing thus rests on real power in water and on ice.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Y connects the size of Empoleon’s beak horns with the leader’s rank. Pokémon X explains that its wings can split a block of ice. The signs of its authority therefore accompany physical abilities that can be assessed in its environment.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
160
Type (source)
Água
Stage (source)
Estágio 2
Evolves from (printed name)
Prinplup
Pokédex number
395
Regulation mark
F
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Elétrico ×2

Printed card text — Portuguese

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Emersão Emergencial

Habilidade

Uma vez durante o seu turno, se este Pokémon estiver na sua pilha de descarte e você não tiver cartas na sua mão, você poderá colocá-lo no seu Banco. Se fizer isto, compre 3 cartas.

Attacks

Flecha d'Água

Cost: Água

Este ataque causa 60 pontos de dano a 1 dos Pokémon do seu oponente (não aplique Fraqueza e Resistência aos Pokémon no Banco).

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Holo · Padrão
  • Holo · Cosmos · Padrão
  • Reverse · Padrão

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Price history

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