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empoleon
#395

Empoleon

Emperor Pokémon

WaterSteel

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

prinplup Prinplup Lv. 16
empoleon Empoleon Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Emperor Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 84.5 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

empoleon Front Front
empoleon Back Back
empoleon Front Shiny Front Shiny
empoleon Back Shiny Back Shiny
empoleon Official Art Official Art
empoleon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Agility SubPetaya
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Grass Knot / Ice Beam
Item
Petaya Berry
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 12
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 240

Strategy Overview

Sporting one of the best defensive typings in the game, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Empoleon is generally seen as a defensive threat. However, its typing, stats, and movepool actually provide it the perfect pairing of tools to become a menacing offensive threat. With Drizzle support, its unique SubPetaya set can sweep any unprepared team, and when building a rain offense team, Empoleon should always be considered.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc