Question 1

Is Empoleon ex worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's the honest math: a raw Empoleon ex sits around $1, but a PSA 10 pulls $50, which works out to 34.7 times the ungraded price. That's a real jump, and on paper it looks tempting. But gem mint isn't guaranteed just because a card looks clean in your binder. Out of 398 graded copies, 211 have come back PSA 10, so more than half make it, which is actually a decent hit rate for this card. Still, grading costs money and takes time, and if your copy comes back a Grade 9 instead, you're looking at $14, a much smaller return. If the card is genuinely sharp under a light, no whitening on the edges, centered well, it's worth a shot. If you're on the fence about centering or surface, it might not cover the grading fee once you factor in shipping and turnaround.

Question 2

How rare is Empoleon ex?

Accepted Answer

With only 398 total graded copies on record, Empoleon ex isn't a card you'll trip over in high grade, but it's also not a phantom either. The fact that 211 of those 398 are already PSA 10 tells you this card grades well when it's sent in clean, which keeps supply of gem mint copies healthier than you'd expect from the population number alone. That balance is part of why the PSA 10 price sits where it does: not sky high, but a clear step above raw and Grade 9, rewarding the collectors who took the risk and got lucky.

Question 3

Where can you pull Empoleon ex?

Accepted Answer

PackSpy has tracked 18 real pulls of Empoleon ex across courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $50, which lines up with a PSA 10 sale. It's shown up in a handful of pack types, including the Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Basic Pack, so if you're chasing this one from wax, those are the products where it's actually turned up in our data, not just guesswork from a print sheet. That said, 18 pulls across two sites is not a lot, so treat pack opening as what it is, a gamble where most rips don't cover their cost, and know that plenty of collectors end up buying their Empoleon ex outright on the secondary market instead of chasing it live.

Question 4

How much is Empoleon ex worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Empoleon ex is valued around $1. Once graded, the value climbs fast: a Grade 9 sits at $14, and a PSA 10 reaches $50. So the real answer depends heavily on condition and whether it's been graded at all.

Question 5

Is Empoleon ex worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be. A PSA 10 is worth 34.7 times the raw price, and with 211 out of 398 graded copies already hitting PSA 10, the odds of gem mint aren't bad if your card is genuinely sharp. Just weigh the grading fee against a possible Grade 9 result at $14 before you send it in.

Question 6

What set is Empoleon ex from?

Accepted Answer

Empoleon ex is card #70 from Phantasmal Flames, a 2025 release, and it carries double rare status with artwork from 5ban Graphics. It's one of the set's more eye-catching pulls, which is a big part of its appeal beyond the price tag.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$45	249	67 / 182
PSA 9	$20	157	85 / 72
PSA 8	$8.54	49	15 / 34
PSA 7	-	12	2 / 10
PSA 6	-	1	- / 1
PSA 5	-	-	- / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	-	- / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$1.37	-	-

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