Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Emboar
White Flare · #98 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$46.82
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 173
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Pignite
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- NC Empire
- Pokédex #
- 500
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 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 ≥90 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 — ≥90 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
- 2.15 copies on average · 52 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.3%
- -9.8 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by NC Empire
This card was illustrated by NC Empire.
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, you may attach a Basic Fire Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
RRRCHeat Crash — 120
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Emboar or White Flare.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Emboar was legal.
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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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $44.00 | $51.06 | $319.20 | $46.82 | $48.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €23.98 |
| 7-day average | €24.61 |
| 30-day average | €24.37 |
| Low | €18.50 |
| Trend price | €24.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €18.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €24.50 |
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 $46.82; 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 "White Flare" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Emboar?
Emboar is a Illustration Rare card in the White Flare set.
Other Emboar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
