#0395 · Generation 4

Empoleon

WaterSteel

Empoleon has 530 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (111) and a Speed of 60. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 273, which makes it a bulky special attacker.

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What Empoleon is weak to

Weak to: Electric, Fighting, Ground. Resists: Normal, Water, Ice (×0.25), Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel (×0.25), Fairy. Immune to: Poison (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Electric×2
Fighting×2
Ground×2
Normal×0.5
Water×0.5
Flying×0.5
Psychic×0.5
Bug×0.5
Rock×0.5
Dragon×0.5
Fairy×0.5
Ice×0.25
Steel×0.25
Poison×0

Base stats

HP84
Atk86
Def88
SpA111
SpD101
Spe60
Total530

Best teammates for Empoleon

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Empoleon: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Hits fighting, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Hits fighting, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  3. Gliscor GroundFlying

    Resists electric, fighting, ground, which your team is weak to. Hits electric, grass, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Mawile SteelFairy

    Hits fighting, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  5. Kilowattrel ElectricFlying

    Resists fighting, ground, which your team is weak to. Hits water, grass, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Dedenne ElectricFairy

    Resists electric, fighting, which your team is weak to. Hits water, fighting, flying super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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Counters to Empoleon

  1. Great Tusk

    Ground and Fighting STAB hits Empoleon super effectively.

  2. Sandy Shocks

    Electric and Ground STAB hits Empoleon super effectively.

  3. Pawmot

    Electric and Fighting STAB hits Empoleon super effectively.

  4. Iron Hands

    Fighting and Electric STAB hits Empoleon super effectively.

  5. Stunfisk

    Ground and Electric STAB hits Empoleon super effectively.

  6. Raging Bolt

    Electric STAB hits Empoleon super effectively and it resists everything Empoleon can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Empoleon

Empoleon is in the regional Pokédex of 1 game we cover:

Platinum