Empoleon counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 14.8% #13
BASE STATS
HP 84
ATK 86
DEF 88
SPA 111
SPD 101
SPE 60
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricFightingGround
½×
NormalWaterFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonFairy
¼×
IceSteel
0×
Poison
Moves
Surf 56.5% Grass Knot 54.6% Ice Beam 50.2% Stealth Rock 43.4% Hydro Pump 42.7% Aqua Jet 36.7% Agility 25.8% Substitute 22.4%
Items
Focus Sash 26.4% Leftovers 25.7% Petaya Berry 22.2% Choice Specs 7.4% Mystic Water 5.4% Shuca Berry 4.2% Sea Incense 3.5% Custap Berry 1.9%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar54.6%Latias50.9%Gyarados43.9%Metagross33.8%Dragonite27.4%Scizor24.0%Jirachi22.4%Starmie18.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #13 with 14.77% usage. Sorted by reliability score.