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empoleon
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Modest
Primary
+Sp. Atk -Attack
Sp. Atk higher than Attack, Modest maximizes damage
Timid
Alternative
+Speed -Attack
If speed advantage needed
#395

empoleon

Water Steel

The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns.

Height
1.7m
Weight
84.5kg
Generation
Gen IV (DPPt/HGSS)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
84
84
Attack
86
86
Defense
88
88
Sp. Atk
111
111
Sp. Def
101
101
Speed
60
60
Total
530

Abilities (Click for details)

torrent
Normal Ability
competitive

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Electric Fighting Ground

Resistances (×½)

Water Ice Steel Normal Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Fairy

Immunities (×0)

Poison

Evolution Chain

piplup
piplup
#393
→
prinplup
prinplup
#394
→
empoleon
empoleon
#395

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 tackle normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 growl normal status - 100 40
Lv.1 water-gun water special 40 100 25
Lv.1 bubble water special 40 100 30
Lv.1 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.4 growl normal status - 100 40
Lv.8 bubble water special 40 100 30
Lv.11 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.15 peck flying physical 35 100 35
Lv.16 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.19 bubble-beam water special 65 100 20
Lv.24 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.28 fury-attack normal physical 15 85 20
Lv.33 brine water special 65 100 10
Lv.36 aqua-jet water physical 40 100 20
Lv.39 whirlpool water special 35 85 15
Lv.46 mist ice status - - 30
Lv.52 drill-peck flying physical 80 100 20
Lv.59 hydro-pump water special 110 80 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
cut normal physical 50 95 30
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
roar normal status - - 20
hydro-pump water special 110 80 5
surf water special 90 100 15
ice-beam ice special 90 100 10
blizzard ice special 110 70 5
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
agility psychic status - - 30
double-team normal status - - 15
haze ice status - - 30
waterfall water physical 80 100 15
swift normal special 60 - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
protect normal status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
endure normal status - - 10
charm fairy status - 100 20
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
steel-wing steel physical 70 90 25
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
psych-up normal status - - 10
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
whirlpool water special 35 85 15
uproar normal special 90 100 10
hail ice status - - 10
facade normal physical 70 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
dive water physical 80 100 10
weather-ball normal special 50 100 10
air-cutter flying special 60 95 25
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
metal-sound steel status - 85 40
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
pluck flying physical 60 100 20
fling dark physical - 100 10
air-slash flying special 75 95 15
vacuum-wave fighting special 40 100 30
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
avalanche ice physical 60 100 10
shadow-claw ghost physical 70 100 15
flash-cannon steel special 80 100 10
grass-knot grass special - 100 20
hone-claws dark status - - 15
round normal special 60 100 15
echoed-voice normal special 40 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
supersonic normal status - 55 20
yawn normal status - - 10
feather-dance flying status - 100 15
roost flying status - - 5
aqua-ring water status - - 20
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
icy-wind ice special 55 95 15
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
hydro-cannon water special 150 90 5
signal-beam bug special 75 100 15
iron-defense steel status - - 15
covet normal physical 60 100 25
water-pulse water special 60 100 20
stealth-rock rock status - - 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Special Attacker Moveset Special
hydro-cannon water-spout zap-cannon calm-mind
empoleon's special attacker moveset, STAB move hydro-cannon paired with zap-cannonfor wide coverage.
Rain Team Core Moveset Weather
thunder hurricane surf rest
empoleonas a Rain Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Rain Team Core Rain
pelipper ludicolo ferrothorn gyarados excadrill
empoleonas a Rain Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
empoleonas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
empoleonas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
empoleonas a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.