Pokémon · Black & White
Emboar
BW Black Star Promos · #BW21 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$4.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW21 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Pignite
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 500
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Emboar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Pignite first).
How to beat Emboar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 54 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.3%
- -7.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Emboar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends."
Ability: Inferno Fandango
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
RRCCHeat Crash — 80
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Emboar was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.00 | $4.40 | $33.10 | $4.35 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €1.85 |
| 30-day average | €1.69 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.82 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.39 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Emboar is real?
Emboar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Emboar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Emboar is $4.35; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Emboar from?
Emboar is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Emboar?
Emboar is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Emboar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
