How rare is Empoleon V in Battle Styles?

About 1 in 626 packs contain it, assuming every Alternate-art Pokémon V is equally likely. Open 434 packs for an even chance, or 1,441 for a 90% chance.

How much is Empoleon V (146/163) worth?

About $61.50 ungraded, at TCGplayer market prices on Nov 7, 2026. That's down 0% since Nov 3, 2026.

Is it cheaper to buy Empoleon V or open packs for it?

Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 99.5× its price on average. At $9.77 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $6,118 on average to pull it.

Who illustrated Empoleon V (146/163)?

chibi illustrated Empoleon V for Battle Styles.

What other Empoleon V cards are in Battle Styles?

#145 (Full-art Pokémon V, $5.61).

Battle Styles · Alternate-art Pokémon V

Empoleon V 146/163

Q: What does Empoleon V do?

Empoleon V is a Water-type Basic Pokémon V with 210 HP. Its Ability, Emperor's Eyes: As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent's Basic Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes). Its attack Swirling Slice costs 3 Energy and does 130 damage: Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Empoleon V (146/163) is an Alternate-art Pokémon V from Battle Styles, released Mar 19, 2021. It sells for about $61.50 (TCGplayer market price, Nov 7, 2026, ungraded Near Mint). That makes it the 3rd most expensive card in Battle Styles. The other Empoleon V cards in Battle Styles are 040/163 (Rare Holo V, about $0.89) and 145/163 (Rare Ultra, about $5.61). About 1 in 626 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 99.5× its price on average.

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Card details

Empoleon V is a Water-type Basic Pokémon V with 210 HP, illustrated by chibi.

AbilityEmperor's Eyes

As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent's Basic Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes).

Swirling Slice130

Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Card type: Basic Pokémon V · Rapid Strike
HP: 210
Type: Water
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: None
Retreat cost
Illustrator: chibi
Card number: 146/163
Regulation mark: E
National Pokédex: #395

Your odds of pulling Empoleon V

Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Alternate-art Pokémon V in the set is equally likely.

How we measured →

Product	Packs	Chance	Market price
1 pack	1	<1%	$9.77
Elite Trainer Box	8	1%	$130.16
Booster box	36	6%	$291.42

434 packs give you an even chance, and 1,441 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 529 and 1 in 746 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.

Open packs or buy the single?

Buy the single$61.50

Open packs for it, on average$6,118

Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 99.5× its price on average. That's 626 packs at $9.77 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.

Price history

Daily TCGplayer market price since Nov 3, 2026.

$61.50−0.3%Nov 6, 2026 · since Nov 3, 2026

Poké Life · poke-life.comTCGplayer market price, recorded daily

Other Empoleon V cards

#145 · Full-art Pokémon V$5.61

Quick answers

How rare is Empoleon V in Battle Styles?: About 1 in 626 packs contain it, assuming every Alternate-art Pokémon V is equally likely. Open 434 packs for an even chance, or 1,441 for a 90% chance.
How much is Empoleon V (146/163) worth?: About $61.50 ungraded, at TCGplayer market prices on Nov 7, 2026. That's down 0% since Nov 3, 2026.
Is it cheaper to buy Empoleon V or open packs for it?: Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 99.5× its price on average. At $9.77 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $6,118 on average to pull it.
What does Empoleon V do?: Empoleon V is a Water-type Basic Pokémon V with 210 HP. Its Ability, Emperor's Eyes: As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent's Basic Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes). Its attack Swirling Slice costs 3 Energy and does 130 damage: Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Who illustrated Empoleon V (146/163)?: chibi illustrated Empoleon V for Battle Styles.
What other Empoleon V cards are in Battle Styles?: #145 (Full-art Pokémon V, $5.61).

Prices: Scrydex, Nov 7, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Card text: pokemontcg.io, Nov 7, 2026. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Battle Styles page.