#0395

Empoleon

Emperor Pokémon

Water Steel

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 84.5 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP239

Since ancient times, it has been revered by the people of Hisui, who call it the Master of the Waves. Its wings are a match for even master-crafted blades.

In Pokémon GO · 2900 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

111

Sp. Def

101

Speed

Total

530

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

CompetitiveHidden

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Egg groups: Water 1, Field

On this page

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Ground2×

Electric2×

Resistant to

Steel¼×

Ice¼×

Normal½×

Flying½×

Rock½×

Bug½×

Water½×

Psychic½×

Dragon½×

Fairy½×

Immune to

Poison0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Offensive

Moves

Item

Leftovers

AbilityCompetitive

NatureModest+SpA/−Atk

TeraFairy

EV spread

HP72

Def72

SpA▲148

Spe216

Specially Defensive

Moves

Item

Leftovers

AbilityCompetitive

NatureCalm+SpD/−Atk

TeraFairyGhost

EV spread

HP252

Def4

SpD▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Evolution

#0393Piplup

Lv. 16

#0394Prinplup

Lv. 36

#0395Empoleon

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Empoleon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move25 of 25

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	40	100	20
0	Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Steel	Special	80	100	10
1	Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
6	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	40	100	30
11	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
11	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
15	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
18	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
19	Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	65	100	20
24	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
25	Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
28	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
33	Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.	Water	Special	65	100	10
34	Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Physical	85	100	10
39	Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.	Water	Special	35	85	15
43	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
46	Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
52	Drill Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	80	100	20
59	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5
66	Wave Crash	Water	Physical	120	100	10