Card research
Decide whether Empoleon #117 is worth grading.
EV
Expected value before grading.
ROI
Profit after all costs.
Risk
Grade downside made visible.
Card details
This page uses card and set data, then connects it to the Kardive grading ROI workflow. Use it as a research entry point before opening the live calculator, saving a scenario or tracking the card in the app.
Set
Plasma Freeze
Rarity
Secret Rare
Series
Black & White
Category
Pokemon
Card number
#117
Set release
2013-05-08
Illustrator
Ayaka Yoshida
Type / stage
Water / Stage2
Empoleon #117 is Secret Rare, Pokemon, Stage2, Water type, illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida from Plasma Freeze in the Black & White series, released 2013-05-08. The page starts with card details, then points the user toward live raw value, graded value and ROI checks inside Kardive.
This page uses the actual card record for Empoleon #117: local number 117, rarity Secret Rare and illustrator Ayaka Yoshida. That identity layer keeps the page from treating every card in Plasma Freeze as interchangeable.
The page starts with Empoleon #117 identity. Inside the live Kardive app, the user also gets market context such as raw value, PSA/CGC/BGS grade buckets, sale counts where available and card history.
Before grading Empoleon #117, a user should compare the raw sale option with realistic graded outcomes, fees and probability assumptions instead of judging only from the highest public sale.
A card can look attractive in the top grade while still being risky if lower buckets lose money. Kardive separates the verdict from the risk label so the downside remains visible.
From this card page, the natural next step is to calculate Empoleon #117, save the scenario, watch the card, create an alert or add it to a portfolio if the user already owns a copy.
How the pieces connect
Kardive turns market data and user assumptions into a grading decision users can revisit and improve.
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