# Empoleon #56/236 — Cosmic Eclipse

## Summary

Empoleon carries real Sinnoh affection as the Water-Steel final form of the generation's starter, and fans of Piplup's line keep it in demand. As a plain Rare in Cosmic Eclipse it was a mid-tier pull, useful in Stage 2 decks but never a chase slot. A $0.37 modelled guide, down 3% over 30 days on 14 copies traded, says bulk, with 300 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $33, 90 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Cosmic Eclipse |
| Number | 56/236 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2019-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Prinplup |
| HP | 160 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Recall | cost Colorless — Choose an attack from 1 of this Pokémon’s previous Evolutions and use it as this attack. |
| Attack: Aquafall | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 130 — Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Empoleon #395](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/empoleon) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.37** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- 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 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $1.65 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-04T02:37:13.032Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T13:34:41.083Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T12:49:58.960Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T10:07:19.440Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T02:35:35.062Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T12:49:58.959Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/cosmic-eclipse/empoleon-56)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm12-56%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)