Pokémon · Black & White
Emolga
Next Destinies · #49 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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Market reference
$0.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 587
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Emolga plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Bounce) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Emolga
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.67 copies on average · 12 decks
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 Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Emolga?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The energy made in its cheeks' electric pouches is stored inside its membrane and released while it is gliding."
LCBounce — 30
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Emolga 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.36 | $19.98 | $0.32 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.65 | $1.55 | $27.30 | $1.79 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.27 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.56 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Emolga is real?
Emolga 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 Emolga worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Emolga is $0.32; 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 Emolga from?
Emolga is from the Pokémon set "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Emolga?
Emolga is a Uncommon card in the Next Destinies set.
Emolga in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Emolga.
Other Emolga printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
