#395

Empoleon

Water

Steel

If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them in two with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.

Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 84.5 kg
Generation: 4
EV yield: +3 Sp. Atk

Base stats

HP84

Attack86

Defense88

Sp. Atk111

Sp. Def101

Speed60

Total530

Abilities

Torrent

When this Pokemon has 1/3 or less of its maximum HP, rounded down, its offensive stat is multiplied by 1.5 while using a Water-type attack.

Competitive Hidden

This Pokemon's Special Attack is raised by 2 stages for each of its stat stages that is lowered by an opposing Pokemon.

Recommended natures Smogon Gen 9

Only a Smogon suggestion — the right nature depends on the set you run, so trust your own call on how you want to play it.

Modest +Sp. Atk −Attack

Offensive, Assault Vest

↗ 2

Calm +Sp. Def −Attack

Specially Defensive, Specially Defensive (Water), Stealth Rock Support

↗ 3

Sassy +Sp. Def −Speed

Utility, Stealth Rock Support

↗

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Weaknesses & resistances

Damage ×2

Electric

Fighting

Ground

Resists ×½

Normal

Water

Flying

Psychic

Bug

Rock

Dragon

Fairy

Resists ×¼

Ice

Steel

Immune

Poison

Evolution line

Level 16

Level 36

Event forms

Empoleon-H4halloween

Empoleon-Ssummer

Where to catch

Get it by evolving Piplup.

Moves

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pow.	Acc.	PP
—	Aqua JetUsually goes first.	Water	Physical	40	100	20
1	Water GunNo additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
1	Metal Claw10% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1.	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
1	TackleNo additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	GrowlLowers the foe(s) Attack by 1.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
11	Swords DanceRaises the user's Attack by 2.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
15	PeckNo additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
19	Bubble Beam10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.	Water	Special	65	100	20
24	SwaggerRaises the target's Attack by 2 and confuses it.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
28	Fury AttackHits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
33	BrinePower doubles if the target's HP is 50% or less.	Water	Special	65	100	10
39	WhirlpoolTraps and damages the target for 4-5 turns.	Water	Special	35	85	15
46	MistFor 5 turns, protects user's party from stat drops.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
52	Drill PeckNo additional effect.	Flying	Physical	80	100	20
59	Hydro PumpNo additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5
66	Wave CrashHas 33% recoil.	Water	Physical	120	100	10
—	Aqua JetUsually goes first.	Water	Physical	40	100	20

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