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Empoleon, a Water and Steel type Pokémon, official artwork

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Empoleon: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Empoleon is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (111) and Sp. Def (101), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is a strong choice in RarelyUsed.

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What is Empoleon weak to?

How much damage Empoleon takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricFightingGround
0.5×ResistsBugDragonFairyFlyingNormalPsychicRockWater
0.25×ResistsIceSteel
0×Immune toPoison

Empoleon takes super-effective damage from Electric, Fighting, Ground. It resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Water, Ice, Steel and is immune to Poison.

Best moveset for Empoleon

Empoleon has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Hydro CannonWater150
  • Steel BeamSteel140
  • BlizzardIce110

Best nature for Empoleon

Modest. Empoleon leans special (111 Sp. Atk vs 86 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • TorrentAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Water attacks.
  • CompetitiveThis Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

Evolution line

Piplup
Prinplup
Empoleon
Full learnset (79 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hydro CannonWater15090%Special
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Wave CrashWater120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Drill PeckFlying80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Water PledgeWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
BrineWater65100%Special
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Water GunWater40100%Special
PeckFlying35100%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Triple AxelIce2090%Physical
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status