How much is a PSA 10 Empoleon 38/162 worth?

A PSA 10 Empoleon 38/162 BREAKthrough is worth about $65.00; PSA 9 about $30.00, PSA 8 about $6.87, PSA 7 about $6.00. That is about 63× the ungraded value.

How often does Empoleon 38/162 sell?

Empoleon 38/162 BREAKthrough recorded 39 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (12 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 6, 2026. The highest recent sale was $31.00 for a PSA 9 copy on Oct 4, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in BREAKthrough?

The most valuable card in BREAKthrough is Mewtwo-EX 164/162, at about $204 ungraded. Empoleon 38/162 ranks 50th of 165.

What set is Empoleon 38/162 from?

Empoleon 38/162 is from the English Pokémon TCG set BREAKthrough, released Nov 4, 2015, in the XY era. Its rarity is Rare Holo.

What is Empoleon 38/162 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Empoleon 38/162 is about $1.03 ungraded near mint (37 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $30.00 (7 sales); PSA 10 about $65.00.

Which printing of Empoleon 38/162 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?

Empoleon 38/162 comes in 3 printings: Holo $1.03 ungraded, Reverse Holo $1.77 ungraded, Non-Holo $0.89 ungraded. Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat.

Rare Holo2015XY era

EmpoleonBREAKthrough 38/162 price & value

Name: Empoleon 38/162 BREAKthrough
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: xy8-38

Japanese prints: 13 Japanese Empoleon cards are listed, $0.54 to $619 ungraded.

Empoleon 38/162, BREAKthrough Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$1.03

up +3.4%4 weeks · Steady

High confidence

How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.

37 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
36 sales on record listed as near mint
Last sale Nov 6, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity85/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 12 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 37 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $30.00PSA 10 $65.00

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People ask about this card

What is Empoleon 38/162 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Empoleon 38/162 is about $1.03 ungraded near mint (37 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $30.00 (7 sales); PSA 10 about $65.00. Every grade’s price.
Which printing of Empoleon 38/162 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?: Empoleon 38/162 comes in 3 printings: Holo $1.03 ungraded, Reverse Holo $1.77 ungraded, Non-Holo $0.89 ungraded. Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat. Printings compared.

Price history

Empoleon 38/162 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $1.30 on Nov 11, 2025, $1.03 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.97, highest $1.58.

Now: $1.03
4 weeks: +3.4%
90 days: +2.6%
1 year: −21%
Highest, 1Y: $1.58
Lowest, 1Y: $0.97

Recorded history starts February 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.

Empoleon 38/162 price by month

Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.

Month	Ungraded	Change on month
November 2026to Nov 12, 2026	$1.03	up +3.0%
October 2026	$1.00	up +2.0%
September 2026	$0.98	down −3.9%
August 2026	$1.02	up +2.0%
July 2026	$1.00	–
May 2026	$1.11	down −30%
April 2026	$1.58	up +55%
March 2026	$1.02	down −16%
February 2026	$1.21	down −19%
January 2026	$1.49	up +52%
December 2025	$0.98	down −25%
November 2025	$1.30	down −34%

Matched to this exact card

Recent verified sales

Latest 24

RawEmpoleon Holo Rare BKT XY - BREAKthrough 38/162Nov 6, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.79asking
RawEmpoleon Holo Rare XY - BREAKthrough 38/162 NM Satoshi ShiraiNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $1.07
RawPokemon TCG Empoleon BREAKthrough 38/162 Holo Rare LPOffers taken · asking price shownNov 2, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $3.22asking
RawPokemon Empoleon Holo 38/162 BREAKthrough NMOct 31, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.68
RawEmpoleon 38/162 Breakthrough Holo Rare LP Pokemon TCGOct 30, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.25
RawPokémon TCG Empoleon BREAKthrough 38/162 Holo Rare NMOct 28, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.99
RawEmpoleon 38/162 Breakthrough HoloOct 27, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.99asking
RawEmpoleon 38/162 Holo Rare BREAKthrough Pokemon 2015 Near MintOct 26, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $2.49
PSA 92015 POKEMON XY BREAKTHROUGH #38 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 9Oct 4, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $31.00
PSA 72015 POKEMON XY BREAKTHROUGH #38 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 7Unusual priceOct 3, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $19.50
PSA 92015 POKEMON XY BREAKTHROUGH #38 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 9Jul 20, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $24.62
CGC 9Empoleon Holo 38/162 CGC 9 .5 not PSA 2015 Breakthrough PokémonJul 5, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $2.25
PSA 92015 POKEMON XY BREAKTHROUGH #38 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 9Jun 19, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $27.52
PSA 72015 Pokemon XY Breakthrough Empoleon Holo #38 PSA 7 NM Graded CardMay 12, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $11.50
PSA 9Pokemon Empoleon XY Breakthrough Holo Rare #38 PSA 9 MintApr 26, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $15.50
PSA 62015 POKEMON XY BREAKTHROUGH #38 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 6Apr 24, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $10.00
PSA 9Pokemon Empoleon Card 38/162 Breakthrough PSA 9Mar 29, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $35.00
PSA 92015 Pokemon XY Breakthrough 38 Empoleon Holo PSA 9Jan 25, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $30.00
PSA 92015 Pokemon XY Breakthrough Holo Empoleon #38 PSA 9Aug 25, 2025 · eBay · View listing · $30.00

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Empoleon 38/162 price by grade

Empoleon 38/162: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$1.03Last $1.07 · Nov 6, 2026	up +3.4%	12High liquidity. High	$1.07Nov 6, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
PSA 1063.1× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$65.00Last $65.00 · Sep 8, 2024	0.0%	No recent sales	$65.00Sep 8, 2024Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
PSA 929.1× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$30.00Last $31.00 · Oct 4, 2026	up +4.3%	0.3Low liquidity. Low	$31.00Oct 4, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 86.7× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$6.87Last $7.00 · Jul 11, 2025	0.0%	No recent sales	$7.00Jul 11, 2025Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
PSA 75.8× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$6.00Last $11.50 · May 12, 2026	0.0%	0.3Low liquidity. Low	$11.50May 12, 2026Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
CGC 92.2× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$2.25Last $2.25 · Jul 5, 2026	–	No recent sales	$2.25Jul 5, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.

Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value

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If it gets a PSA 10: −$29.59
If it gets a PSA 9: −$59.95
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $99.11at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: No priced grade
Historical PSA 10 rate: 12%

Against selling raw at $1.03, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 49 copies; 6 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 49
PSA 10: 6
PSA 9: 20
Historical PSA 10 rate: 12%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 21% of the BREAKthrough cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	49	6	20	12%
CGC	20	1	4	5.0%

PSA graded: 49
10s: 6
10s share: 12%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 12%

Every PSA grade (7)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	6	12%
9	20	41%
8	15	31%
7	4	8.2%
6	2	4.1%
5	1	2.0%
4	1	2.0%

PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded: 20
10s: 1
10s share: 5.0%
Historical CGC gem rate: 5.0%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (9)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	1	5.0%
9.5	3	15%
9	4	20%
8.5	2	10%
8	4	20%
7.5	3	15%
7	1	5.0%
6	1	5.0%
Authentic	1	5.0%

CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.

PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.

PSA 10 price against PSA’s population

The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.

Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.

About

About this card

Empoleon is card 38 of 162 in the BREAKthrough price guide, a set released in November 2015 during the XY era. Its rarity is Rare Holo. The artwork is by Satoshi Shirai. In the checklist it sits after Prinplup 37/162 and before Snover 39/162.

It is the 50th most valuable of the 165 priced cards in BREAKthrough, behind Mewtwo-EX 164/162 (see the most valuable BREAKthrough cards).

It is one of 23 English Empoleon cards, and ranks 17th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Empoleon from Plasma Freeze. Compare them all in the most valuable Empoleon cards.

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+3.4% on 7-day averages), on 37 ungraded sales in 90 days.

Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 10 is valued at $65.00.

From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 6, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market

Market snapshot

How each figure is worked out

4 weeks: +3.4%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: +2.6%ungraded, between 7-day averages
1 year: −21%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 4% under$1.07 on Oct 8, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
Liquidity: High12.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
Ungraded sold: 12in 30 days; 37 in 90
PSA 10 population: 6of 49 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026

Printings compared

Holo · this pageThe picture shines; the border and text are flat.$1.03 ungraded
Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$1.77 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
Non-HoloNothing on the front shines.$0.89 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.

Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat.
Non-holo: no shine on the picture or the border.

Card details

Set: BREAKthrough
Number: 38/162
Set code: BKT
Rarity: Rare Holo
Released: Nov 4, 2015
Era: XY
Pokémon: Empoleon
Pokédex no.: #0395
Illustrator: Satoshi Shirai
Printings: Non-holo, Holofoil, Reverse holo

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