Empoleon counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 3.1% #34
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
Hydro Pump 99.2% Protect 99.0% Icy Wind 73.8% Surf 61.4% Ice Beam 24.9% Hidden Power Electric 23.0% Grass Knot 9.2% Roar 4.9%
Items
Wacan Berry 65.6% Shuca Berry 24.3% Leftovers 8.0% Sitrus Berry 1.1% Chesto Berry 1.0% Chople Berry 0.1% nothing 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Common Teammates
Metagross76.2%Snorlax72.1%Salamence71.2%Toxicroak70.6%Ludicolo70.3%Garchomp41.0%Cresselia34.5%Heatran24.4%
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Ranked #34 with 3.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.