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Emerging Powerscard list & price guide

Released Aug 31, 2011 · Black & White era · 98 cards

Set, ungraded
$150
Set, PSA 10
–
Cards priced
98 of 98
Typical card
$0.48
Top card
Thundurus 97/98 $27.50
Prices as of Nov 12, 2026

Emerging Powers checklist

98 of 98 Emerging Powers cards shown

Cost to complete

Base set 98 cards
$150
Reverse holos 96 cards
$225
Complete set
$150
Master set
$375

Ungraded near mint at today’s prices, as of Nov 12, 2026; a card without a price counts as missing, not free. Master set, card by card.

98 of 98 cards priced · PSA 10 priced on 82. Each total adds up the cards that have a price. It is not the cost of a complete set unless every card is priced, and buying a set card by card usually costs more. Prices updated Nov 12, 2026.

Released
Aug 31, 2011All 2011 sets
Cards
98
Set code
EPO
Series
Black & White
Set symbol
Emerging Powers set symbolAll symbols

Emerging Powers is an English Pokémon TCG set of 98 cards, released in August 2011 as part of the Black & White era. As of Nov 12, 2026, a complete set is worth about $150 ungraded, and a typical card sells for $0.48.

The most valuable cards are Thundurus 97/98 ($27.50), Tornadus 98/98 ($24.90) and Excadrill 56/98 ($14.99). See the most valuable Emerging Powers cards for the full top 50, or the Emerging Powers chase cards for the pulls collectors open packs for.

Pokémon collectors look for here include Thundurus, Tornadus, Excadrill, Roggenrola and Boldore. The set before it was Black & White; the next was Noble Victories.

Ungraded prices are UltraBall’s current value for a near-mint copy, read from recorded sales; PSA 10 values come from sales of graded copies. How we price cards.

Emerging Powers

Most valuable cards

Full ranking
  1. Thundurus 97/98
    Rank #1Thundurus97/98$27.50ungraded
  2. Tornadus 98/98
    Rank #2Tornadus98/98$24.90ungraded
  3. Excadrill 56/98
    Rank #3Excadrill56/98$14.99ungraded
  4. Roggenrola 49/98
    Rank #4Roggenrola49/98$8.68ungraded
  5. Boldore 51/98
    Rank #5Boldore51/98$5.94ungraded
  6. Unfezant 82/98
    Rank #6Unfezant82/98$5.72ungraded

Last 90 days

Emerging Powers sales

Set statistics

Cards by rarity

Emerging Powers: number of cards, combined ungraded value and top card per rarity
RarityCardsShareTop card
Common3435%Roggenrola $8.68
Rare2121%Unfezant $5.72
Uncommon3132%Boldore $5.94
Rare Holo1010%Excadrill $14.99
Ultra Rare22%Thundurus $27.50

Market prices

Emerging Powers sealed products

All sealed

In this set

Key Pokémon

Graded

Top PSA 10 values

Emerging Powers graded

Population

Fewest PSA 10s

The lowest PSA 10 populations among cards PSA has graded 100 times or more.

  1. 1
    Tornadus98/98 · 743 graded
    64
  2. 2
    Thundurus97/98 · 781 graded
    93

Hardest to gem

The lowest share of PSA-graded copies that came back a 10, among cards graded 100 times or more. A history of what was submitted, not the odds for a copy.

  1. 1
    Tornadus98/98 · 743 graded
    8.6%
  2. 2
    Thundurus97/98 · 781 graded
    12%

Fastest growing

The biggest rise in PSA graded copies over 90 days (2026-08-03 to 2026-11-02), among cards with 100 or more graded at the start.

  1. 1
    Thundurus97/98 · +35 to 774
    +4.7%
  2. 2
    Tornadus98/98 · +27 to 743
    +3.8%

From PSA’s population report, as on each card page; growth from PSA’s weekly report through CardTrack. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. More on graded supply.

Black & White

Related sets

All sets in this era

Common questions

How much is a complete Emerging Powers set worth?

As of Nov 12, 2026, a complete Emerging Powers set is worth about $150 ungraded, adding up each card’s ungraded value. Buying card by card usually costs more.

What is the most valuable card in Emerging Powers?

Thundurus 97/98 is the most valuable Emerging Powers card, worth about $27.50 ungraded and $4,560 in PSA 10. Next is Tornadus 98/98 at $24.90.

How many cards are in Emerging Powers?

Emerging Powers has 98 cards. The full checklist above lists every card with its price.

When was Emerging Powers released?

Emerging Powers was released in English on Aug 31, 2011, in the Black & White era.

Which Emerging Powers cards are worth money?

3 of the 98 priced Emerging Powers cards are worth $10 or more ungraded. The rest are commons, uncommons and non-holo rares that sell for a few dollars at most. The checklist sorts by price so the valuable ones sit at the top.

What are the chase cards in Emerging Powers?

The cards collectors open Emerging Powers packs for are Thundurus 97/98 ($27.50), Tornadus 98/98 ($24.90) and Excadrill 56/98 ($14.99). The full list is on the Emerging Powers chase cards page.