Empoleon

Empoleon is ranked #89 by usage in Reg M-C, on 0.44% of teams (89 rosters). Those rosters have won 47.60% of 791 games, below the 50% line.

Empoleon is Water/Steel, a dual type Pokémon.

By typing, Empoleon is 2x weak to Electric, Fighting and Ground. It resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock and Water (0.5x); resists Ice and Steel (0.25x); is immune to Poison. Abilities such as Levitate or a held item can change this; the chart does not.

84 HP, 86 Attack, 88 Defense, 111 Sp. Atk, 101 Sp. Def and 60 Speed, 530 in total. At level 50 its Speed is 123 with a +Speed nature and 32 SP, 112 neutral with 32 SP, 80 uninvested, and 72 at minimum for Trick Room.

Speed tiers lists every Pokémon on the same benchmarks.

The most-played build is Life Orb with Competitive and a Modest nature, running Flash Cannon, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam and Protect. It is on 10.11% of Empoleon rosters and has won 43.18% of 90 games.

The full build table, every slot and every spread, is above on this page.

Leftovers is the most-held, on 30.34% of Empoleon rosters.

Competitive, on 96.63% of rosters. The slot is effectively fixed, so it is not a build decision.

The four most-run moves are Protect, Flash Cannon, Hydro Pump and Ice Beam.

Modest on 69.66% of rosters and Bold on 11.24%.

Spreads are a separate board: open the EV Spreads tab above for the ones published with a list.

Rillaboom is the most common, on 47.19% of Empoleon rosters.

Name	Share of Empoleon rosters	Win rate
Rillaboom	47.19%	43.98%
Salamence	30.34%	39.74%
Sneasler	28.09%	43.89%
Incineroar	24.72%	44.40%
Garchomp	19.10%	50.02%

Teams carrying Empoleon have their worst records against these.

Name	Win rate	Games
Rillaboom	41.18%	380

Teams carrying Empoleon have their best records against these.

Name	Win rate	Games
Rillaboom	41.18%	380

Tournament team lists and match records for Pokémon Champions. These answers read Reg M-C. Figures as of 2026-10-12.

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