Empoleon

Brilliant Stars · 037/172 ·Holo Rare

Illustration: Kouki Saitou →

Variant Reverse Holo · 037 £1.70

Japanese edition · 2022 Star Birth · 027 —

Market price

£1.74

based on 77 sales

Price history · RAW

2025-12-19 · £0.75 £17.55 · 2026-10-07

Cross-market · RAW median per marketplace

Spread vs. cheapest market — before shipping/duty/fees

ebay.de	n=53	£1.73	+56%
ebay.es	n=28	£1.55	+39%
ebay.co.uk	n=3	£1.14	+2%
ebay.com	n=46	£1.11	—

Price per print

🇬🇧 Holo · EN n=115 £1.74

🇫🇷 Holo · FR n=2 £1.74

🇮🇹 Holo · IT n=1 £1.51

🇩🇪 Holo · DE n=6 £1.01

How is this value calculated?

Ladder estimate · English · ~£1.74 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
eigene rohe NM-Verkäufe	60	18 d	£1.75	489.8
eigene LP-Verkäufe ÷ 0.8832	6	2 mo	£1.54	5.43
unknown roh NM × 0.8201 (Sprach-Faktor aus 19 Karten)	4	7 d	£1.84	2.48
de roh NM × 1.2429 (Sprach-Faktor aus 97 Karten)	4	3 mo	£1.22	2.46

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £1.74 · Σ g = 500.17

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±17 %

Ladder estimate · Deutsch · ~£1.01 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
eigene rohe NM-Verkäufe	4	3 mo	£0.98	32.65
en roh NM × 0.8046 (Sprach-Faktor aus 97 Karten)	60	18 d	£1.41	2.22
unknown roh NM × 0.5245 (Sprach-Faktor aus 15 Karten)	4	7 d	£1.18	0.65

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £1.01 · Σ g = 35.52

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±22 %

Ladder estimate · Français · ~£1.74 gelb

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
en roh NM × 1.1542 (Sprach-Faktor aus 54 Karten)	60	18 d	£2.02	2.43
de roh NM × 1.2093 (Sprach-Faktor aus 53 Karten)	4	3 mo	£1.19	1.3
unknown roh NM × 0.9147 (Sprach-Faktor aus 8 Karten)	4	7 d	£2.05	0.79

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £1.74 · Σ g = 4.52

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±20 %

Gate not green — shown only here, never as the price.

Ladder estimate · Italiano · ~£1.51 gruen

Evidence path	Sales	Age	Value vᵢ	Weight gᵢ
unknown roh NM × 0.6506 (Sprach-Faktor aus 5 Karten)	4	7 d	£1.46	2.87
de roh NM × 1.3487 (Sprach-Faktor aus 36 Karten)	4	3 mo	£1.32	1.64
en roh NM × 1.0541 (Sprach-Faktor aus 37 Karten)	60	18 d	£1.84	1.53

value = exp( Σ gᵢ·ln vᵢ ⁄ Σ gᵢ ) = £1.51 · Σ g = 6.04

Measured error for this era×language (backtest): ±18 %

PSA Population EN Σ 128

PSA 10

5 4%

PSA 9

53 41%

PSA 8

44 34%

PSA ≤7

26 20%

PSA · Cosmos-Infernape V Box · as of 2026-10-09

Recent sales · 134

2026-10-07	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars NM · eBay	£0.75
2026-10-04	EN	RAW MP	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare MP Holo - Brilliant Stars · eBay	£1.34
2026-10-04	EN	RAW LP	Pokemon Empoleon (Kosmos Holo) 037/172 Diverse Karten & Prod · eBay	£1.79
2026-10-04	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	Empoleon 037/172 Swsh09: Brilliant Stars Holo · eBay	£0.75
2026-10-04	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint · eBay	£1.51
2026-10-03	UNKNOWN	RAW NM	EMPOLEON RARE HOLO 037/172 NM POKEMON · eBay	£2.25
2026-10-02	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	HD SWIRL🌀Empoleon 037/172 Kosmos Holo Pokemon Karte (SWSH: B · eBay	£3.57
2026-10-02	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon Kosmos Holo Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars 037/172 NM · eBay	£1.75
2026-10-02	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint · eBay	£1.14
2026-10-01	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	Empoleon 037/172 Swsh09: Brilliant Stars Holo · eBay	£1.16
2026-10-01	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint · eBay	£0.90
2026-09-30	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Pokemon H · eBay	£0.75
2026-09-30	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars NM · eBay	£0.75
2026-09-29	EN	RAW UNKNOWN	EMPOLEON 037/172 HOLO RARE BRILLIANT STARS POKEMON · eBay	£1.79
2026-09-28	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint	£0.75
2026-08-01	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint	£1.75
2026-07-31	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near Mint	£1.43
2026-07-30	UNKNOWN	RAW NM	EMPOLEON RARE HOLO 037/172 NM POKEMON	£1.87
2026-07-28	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon NM/M Kouk	£1.21
2026-07-27	EN	RAW NM	Empoleon 037/172 Holo Rare Brilliant Stars Pokemon Holo Near	£1.76

Frequently asked questions

Auction or Buy It Now — which gets more for Empoleon Brilliant Stars 037/172?

Across 9 auctions the median was £1.14, across 75 fixed-price sales £1.29. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

What will I get for Empoleon Brilliant Stars 037/172 if I want to sell quickly?

Half of all sales fell between £1.05 and £1.76, with a median of £1.33. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

Below which price is an offer for Empoleon Brilliant Stars 037/172 unrealistic?

The cheapest genuine sales were around £0.79. Offers well below £0.47 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

How does lastsold determine the market value?

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.