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Empoleon V 145/163 — Battle Styles
Empoleon V is card 145/163 from Battle Styles (Sword & Shield, 2021), a Rare Ultra Pokémon card illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida.
Empoleon V price
Prices: TCGplayer market (US, $) and Cardmarket trend (EU, €) via TCGdex open data, each shown with the date it was last updated. Indicative only — UK sold prices on eBay are often the best guide.
Card details
- Number
- 145/163
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- Card type
- Pokémon · Basic/V/Rapid Strike
- Energy type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Released
- 19 March 2021
About this card
Empoleon V 145/163 is card 145 in Battle Styles (163 numbered cards, plus 20 secret rares). It's one of 22 Rare Ultra cards in the set — 12% of 183. There are 4 English cards named “Empoleon V”. This is the 3rd; the first was in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Counting every version, Empoleon has 23 English cards. It has 210 HP. Ayaka Yoshida illustrated 4 cards in Battle Styles and 129 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
More: every Empoleon V version, rarest first · Empoleon chase-card checklist · full Battle Styles list
Is Empoleon V 145/163 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €6.46 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 145/163 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 23 different Empoleon cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Empoleon cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114/94 | Empoleon ex Phantasmal Flames · 2025 | Ultra Rare | — | |
| 70/94 | Empoleon ex Phantasmal Flames · 2025 | Double Rare | — | |
| 37/172 | Empoleon Brilliant Stars · 2022 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 146/163 | Empoleon V Battle Styles · 2021 | Rare Ultra | — | |
| 40/163 | Empoleon V Battle Styles · 2021 | Rare Holo V | — | |
| SWSH108 | Empoleon V SWSH Black Star Promos · 2019 | Promo | — | |
| 56/236 | Empoleon Cosmic Eclipse · 2019 | Rare | — | |
| 81/131 | Empoleon Forbidden Light · 2018 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 34/156 | Empoleon Ultra Prism · 2018 | Rare | — | |
| 38/162 | Empoleon BREAKthrough · 2015 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 35/113 | Empoleon Legendary Treasures · 2013 | Rare | — | |
| XY134 | Empoleon BREAK XY Black Star Promos · 2013 | Promo | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Empoleon V 145/163 from?
Battle Styles, released 19 March 2021 in the Sword & Shield series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 145/163.
How rare is Empoleon V 145/163?
It's a Rare Ultra — one of 22 cards at that rarity in Battle Styles.
Who illustrated Empoleon V 145/163?
Ayaka Yoshida, who has 129 English Pokémon cards credited.
Is Empoleon V 145/163 legal in Standard?
No, not in the 2026–27 Standard format. It can still be played in Expanded if legal there, or casually.
How many Empoleon V cards are there?
4 in English, from SWSH Black Star Promos (2019) to Battle Styles (2021).
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