How rare is Emboar - BW21?

Emboar - BW21 is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Black and White Promos set.

Is Emboar - BW21 a chase card?

Not really — Emboar - BW21 is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Black and White Promos set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What's a gem-mint (PSA 10) Emboar - BW21 worth?

A PSA 10 Emboar - BW21 is valued around $236.50 — roughly 75x a raw Near Mint copy (about $3.16). That premium reflects how few examples earn a perfect grade.

What makes Emboar - BW21 collectible?

Emboar - BW21 combines its Common rarity from Black and White Promos, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Emboar - BW21

Name: Emboar - BW21 - Black and White Promos (BW21)
Brand: Pokemon

Black and White Promos · BW21 · Promo

Current Prices

Market Price $3.16

Low $1.97

High $3.25

PSA 10 $236.50

PSA 9 $12.50

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Black and White Promos

Number

BW21

Rarity

Promo

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Emboar - BW21: Rarity & Collectibility

Emboar - BW21 in its sought-after Holofoil variant sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #BW21 of the Black and White Promos set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Emboar - BW21?

In 2026, a Near Mint Emboar - BW21 (Common, Black and White Promos #BW21) changes hands at roughly $3.16, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $3.16, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.76. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.16, Lightly Played $2.25, Moderately Played $1.86, Heavily Played $1.15, Damaged $0.76 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Emboar - BW21 is valued near $236.50 — about 75x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Emboar - BW21: Gem Mint & Population

Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Emboar - BW21 sits around $236.50 — roughly 75x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $12.50, CGC 10 $460.00, PSA 8 $7.50 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	DAMAGED	$2.56	$2.56	$2.56	1
ebay	HEAVILY PLAYED	$2.99	$2.99	$2.99	1
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.75	$2.75	$2.75	19
ebay	NEAR MINT	$3.99	$3.99	$3.99	11
ebay	CGC 10	$460.00	$460.00	$460.00	1
ebay	CGC 9	$10.50	$8.50	$12.50	2
ebay	PSA 1	$36.00	$36.00	$36.00	1
ebay	PSA 10	$236.50	$236.50	$236.50	6
ebay	PSA 6	$8.10	$8.10	$8.10	2
ebay	PSA 8	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50	4
ebay	PSA 9	$12.50	$12.50	$12.50	11
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.76	$0.76	$0.76	15
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15	17
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	43
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$1.86	$1.86	$1.86	48
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$3.16	$1.97	$3.25	39

Collector Outlook for Emboar - BW21

As a Common, Emboar - BW21 earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Emboar - BW21 on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.