# Emboar #26/149 — Boundaries Crossed

## Summary

Emboar closes out the Tepig line, the Unova Fire starter that kept a devoted following from the Black and White generation. As a plain Rare Stage 2 in its set, it was a mid-tier pull, so demand today rests mostly on nostalgia rather than chase appeal. At a $5.28 modelled guide, up 3% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, with 242 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.19 out of White Flare; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Boundaries Crossed |
| Number | 26/149 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2012-11-07 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Pignite |
| HP | 150 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Firebreathing | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. |
| Attack: Fire Blast | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 120 — Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Emboar #500](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/emboar) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$5.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.99 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 66/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-11-07T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-28T10:00:24.087Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T10:00:24.087Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-25T01:11:51.310Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T10:00:24.087Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T04:42:58.496Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/boundaries-crossed/emboar-26)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw7-26%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)