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Empoleon
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Empoleon

Water Steel
Empoleon punishes Intimidate and stat drops through Competitive, converting debuffs into offensive pressure while its Water/Steel typing answers Fire and Fairy threats that plague Garchomp and Incineroar cores.
Tier
D
Usage ▲ +0.4%
0.5%
Sets

Quick answers

Is Empoleon in Pokémon Champions?

Yes. Empoleon is legal in Pokémon Champions M-C. It has a 0.5% usage rate, ranked #95 in the current meta.

What is the best Empoleon build?

Most-used ability: Competitive. Most-used item: Leftovers. Most-used moves: Protect, Flash Cannon, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam.

What is Empoleon weak to?

Empoleon is weak to Electric, Fighting, Ground.

Base Stats 530 BST

HP
84
Atk
86
Def
88
SpA
111
SpD
101
Spe
60

Type Effectiveness

Weak to (×2)
Electric Fighting Ground
Resists (½×)
Normal Water Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Fairy
Resists (¼×)
Ice Steel
Immune (0×)
Poison

Top Moves

Abilities

Competitive Suggested 99.8%
This Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
Torrent 0.2%
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Water attacks.

Top Items

Common Builds · Top 1K

Modest Spread
13.6%
Item   Leftovers
Ability   Competitive
Tera   Nothing
Protect Flash Cannon Hydro Pump Ice Beam
Modest Spread
7.1%
Item   Leftovers
Ability   Competitive
Tera   Nothing
Flash Cannon Hydro Pump Ice Beam Icy Wind
Modest Spread
6.0%
Item   Leftovers
Ability   Competitive
Tera   Nothing
Hydro Pump Ice Beam Icy Wind Yawn

Common Partners

Moveset (All Moves)

Flying Aerial Ace Physical 60 / —
Psychic Agility Status — / —
Flying Air Cutter Special 60 / 95
Flying Air Slash Special 75 / 95
Water Aqua Jet Physical 40 / 100
Normal Attract Status — / 100
Ice Avalanche Physical 60 / 100
Ice Blizzard Special 110 / 70
Normal Body Slam Physical 85 / 100
Fighting Brick Break Physical 75 / 100
Water Brine Special 65 / 100
Water Bubble Special 40 / 100
Water Bubble Beam Special 65 / 100
Ground Bulldoze Physical 60 / 100
Normal Captivate Status — / 100
Fairy Charm Status — / 100
Water Chilling Water Special 50 / 100
Normal Confide Status — / —
Normal Covet Physical 60 / 100
Normal Cut Physical 50 / 95
Flying Defog Status — / —
Ground Dig Physical 80 / 100
Fairy Disarming Voice Special 40 / —
Water Dive Physical 80 / 100
Normal Double Edge Physical 120 / 100
Normal Double Team Status — / —
Flying Drill Peck Physical 80 / 100
Flying Dual Wingbeat Physical 40 / 90
Ground Earthquake Physical 100 / 100
Normal Echoed Voice Special 40 / 100
Normal Endure Status — / —
Normal Facade Physical 70 / 100
Normal False Swipe Physical 40 / 100
Flying Feather Dance Status — / 100
Steel Flash Cannon Special 80 / 100
Dark Fling Physical — / 100
Water Flip Turn Physical 60 / 100
Normal Frustration Physical — / 100
Normal Fury Attack Physical 15 / 85
Bug Fury Cutter Physical 40 / 95
Normal Giga Impact Physical 150 / 90
Grass Grass Knot Special — / 100
Normal Growl Status — / 100
Ice Hail Status — / —
Ice Haze Status — / —
Normal Headbutt Physical 70 / 100
Normal Helping Hand Status — / —
Normal Hidden Power Special 60 / 100
Dark Hone Claws Status — / —
Water Hydro Cannon Special 150 / 90
Water Hydro Pump Special 110 / 80
Normal Hyper Beam Special 150 / 90
Ice Ice Beam Special 90 / 100
Ice Ice Spinner Physical 80 / 100
Ice Icy Wind Special 55 / 95
Steel Iron Defense Status — / —
Dark Knock Off Physical 65 / 100
Normal Laser Focus Status — / —
Dark Lash Out Physical 75 / 100
Water Liquidation Physical 85 / 100
Steel Metal Claw Physical 50 / 95
Steel Metal Sound Status — / 85
Ice Mist Status — / —
Ground Mud Slap Special 20 / 100
Normal Natural Gift Physical — / 100
Flying Peck Physical 35 / 100
Flying Pluck Physical 60 / 100
Normal Protect Status — / —
Normal Psych Up Status — / —
Dark Quash Status — / 100
Water Rain Dance Status — / —
Psychic Rest Status — / —
Normal Return Physical — / 100
Normal Roar Status — / —
Normal Rock Climb Physical 90 / 85
Rock Rock Slide Physical 75 / 90
Fighting Rock Smash Physical 40 / 100
Rock Rock Tomb Physical 60 / 95
Normal Round Special 60 / 100
Water Scald Special 80 / 100
Normal Scary Face Status — / 100
Normal Secret Power Physical 70 / 100
Ghost Shadow Claw Physical 70 / 100
Bug Signal Beam Special 75 / 100
Normal Sleep Talk Status — / —
Normal Snore Special 50 / 100
Ice Snowscape Status — / —
Rock Stealth Rock Status — / —
Steel Steel Beam Special 140 / 95
Steel Steel Wing Physical 70 / 90
Normal Strength Physical 80 / 100
Normal Substitute Status — / —
Water Surf Special 90 / 100
Normal Swagger Status — / 85
Normal Swift Special 60 / —
Normal Swords Dance Status — / —
Normal Tackle Physical 40 / 100
Normal Take Down Physical 90 / 85
Normal Tera Blast Special 80 / 100
Dark Throat Chop Physical 80 / 100
Poison Toxic Status — / 90
Ice Triple Axel Physical 20 / 90
Normal Uproar Special 90 / 100
Fighting Vacuum Wave Special 40 / 100
Water Waterfall Physical 80 / 100
Water Water Gun Special 40 / 100
Water Water Pledge Special 80 / 100
Water Water Pulse Special 60 / 100
Water Wave Crash Physical 120 / 100
Normal Weather Ball Special 50 / 100
Water Whirlpool Special 35 / 85
Normal Work Up Status — / —

Evolution Tree

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Prinplup Prinplup
Evolves into
Empoleon Empoleon

Names in other languages

ENEmpoleon
ESEmpoleon
ITEmpoleon
DEImpoleon
ZH帝王拿波
FRPingoléon
JAエンペルト
KO엠페르트
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