EmpoleonBW Black Star Promos BW56 price & value
Japanese prints: 13 Japanese Empoleon cards are listed, $0.54 to $619 ungraded.
$14.99
up +27%4 weeks · Rising
High confidence
High confidence
Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- 28 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 9 sales on record listed as near mint
- Typical sales within ±13% of the figure
- Last sale Nov 1, 2026
High liquidity74/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 9 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 28 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $58.47PSA 10 $147
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Empoleon BW56 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Empoleon BW56 is about $14.99 ungraded near mint (28 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $58.47; PSA 10 about $147. Every grade’s price.
- Why do two copies of Empoleon BW56 differ in price?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Empoleon BW56, so the gap is condition: near mint is $14.99. Copies sold as LP went for about $6.69 (15 sales), MP went for about $5.10 (6 sales). Recent sales.
Empoleon BW56 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $5.77 on Nov 11, 2025, $14.99 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $5.77, highest $14.99.
- Now
- $14.99
- 4 weeks
- +27%
- 90 days
- +62%
- 1 year
- +160%
- Highest, 1Y
- $14.99
- Lowest, 1Y
- $5.77
Recorded history starts November 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 BW56 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 | $14.99 | up +8.5% |
| October 2026 | $13.81 | up +21% |
| September 2026 | $11.40 | up +23% |
| August 2026 | $9.25 | up +23% |
| July 2026 | $7.50 | – |
| May 2026 | $8.95 | up +9.6% |
| April 2026 | $8.17 | up +25% |
| March 2026 | $6.53 | down −25% |
| February 2026 | $8.74 | up +25% |
| January 2026 | $6.99 | up +20% |
| December 2025 | $5.84 | up +1.2% |
| November 2025 | $5.77 | up +2.9% |
Recent verified sales
RawPokémon TCG Empoleon BW Black Star Promos #BW56/101 Excellent Holo PromoNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $16.68asking
RawEmpoleon BW56 Holo Promo Black And White Promo Pokemon Near MintNov 1, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $13.99
RawPokemon TCG BW56 Black Star Promo Empoleon Holo L/POct 26, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $6.69
RawEmpoleon BW56 Black & White Star Promo Holo Card NM Near Mint ConditionOct 22, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $25.00asking
RawEmpoleon Black and White Promos BW56 Holofoil LP PokemonOct 19, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $6.99asking
RawEmpoleon BW56 Holofoil Promo Black and White Promos LP PokemonOct 15, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $6.49- RawPokemon TCG Empoleon BW56 Black Star Promo Holo MP.Oct 15, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · $9.94
RawEmpoleon BW56 Black & White HoloOct 14, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $5.50asking
PSA 62012 POKEMON BLACK & WHITE PROMO #BW56 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 6Unusual priceSep 19, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $400) · View listing · $200- PSA 62012 POKEMON B&W PROMO #BW56 EMPOLEON-HOLO PSA 6May 14, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $19.00
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #73626836Feb 23, 2025 · eBay · Auction · View listing$19.92
- PSA 32012 Pokemon Black & White Promo Empoleon-Holo #BW56 PSA 3Jun 29, 2024 · eBay · View listing · $2.00
- PSA 9Sold via eBay · PSA cert #68757868Unusual priceJul 10, 2023 · eBay · Auction · View listing$5.50
Graded values
Empoleon BW56 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $14.99Last $13.99 · Nov 1, 2026 | up +27% | 9High liquidity. High | $13.99Nov 1, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 109.8× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $147 | up +30% | No recent sales | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 93.9× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $58.47 | up +31% | No recent sales | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 6Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $19.00Last $19.00 · May 14, 2026 | – | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | $19.00May 14, 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
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- +$29.90
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$47.27
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $113at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- PSA 10 only
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.6%
Against selling raw at $14.99, 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 38 copies; 1 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 38
- PSA 10
- 1
- PSA 9
- 13
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.6%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 47% of the BW Black Star Promos cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 38 | 1 | 13 | 2.6% |
| CGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | – |
| BGS | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
- PSA graded
- 38
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- 2.6%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 2.6%
Every PSA grade (7)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 2.6% |
| 9 | 13 | 34% |
| 8 | 14 | 37% |
| 7 | 2 | 5.3% |
| 6 | 5 | 13% |
| 5 | 1 | 2.6% |
| 3 | 2 | 5.3% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 8
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical CGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 13% |
| 8.5 | 4 | 50% |
| 7 | 1 | 13% |
| 6.5 | 2 | 25% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 1
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 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 this card
Empoleon is card BW56 in the BW Black Star Promos price guide, a set released in March 2011 during the Black & White era. Its rarity is Promo. The artwork is by Shin Nagasawa. In the checklist it sits after Elgyem BW55 and before Haxorus BW57.
It is the 58th most valuable of the 99 priced cards in BW Black Star Promos, behind Eevee BW97 (see the most valuable BW Black Star Promos cards).
It is one of 23 English Empoleon cards, and ranks 6th 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 is up 27% over four weeks on 7-day averages, with 7 ungraded sales in the last 30 days.
A PSA 10 is valued at 9.8× the ungraded price ($147 against $14.99), and a PSA 9 at $58.47.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 1, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +27%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +62%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +160%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Risingthe ungraded 7-day average is up 10% or more on four weeks ago
- High since daily tracking
- At the high$14.99 on Nov 12, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High9.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 7in 30 days; 28 in 90
- PSA 10 premium
- 9.8×the ungraded price; the typical BW Black Star Promos card with a PSA 10 price: 28.9×
- PSA 10 population
- 1of 38 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
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- Number
- BW56
- Set code
- PR-BLW
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- Mar 1, 2011
- Pokémon
- Empoleon
- Pokédex no.
- #0395
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Printings
- Holofoil
- Every Empoleon PSA 10All Empoleon cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- BW Black Star Promos checklistAll 99 cards with prices
- All Empoleon cards23 English cards
- Most valuable Empoleon cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable BW Black Star Promos cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Black & White eraSets and chase cards from April 2011 on
- 2011 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2011, with prices
Cite this price
Empoleon BW56 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $14.99 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/empoleon-bw56).
Empoleon BW56 (BW Black Star Promos) is worth $14.99 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/bw-black-star-promos/empoleon-bw56).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Empoleon BW56 BW Black Star Promos is worth about $14.99 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $147. How we price cards.
