Empoleon counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 2.0% #65
ABILITYCompetitive
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
Ice Beam 65.7% Surf 54.0% Stealth Rock 52.9% Vacuum Wave 46.6% Yawn 46.2% Flip Turn 34.8% Flash Cannon 34.0% Grass Knot 16.3%
Items
Shuca Berry 52.6% Leftovers 23.9% Chople Berry 8.4% Sitrus Berry 5.1% Mystic Water 3.6% Metal Coat 2.7% Focus Sash 1.9% Quick Claw 0.8%
Abilities
Competitive80.4%Torrent19.6%
Common Teammates
Mimikyu38.0%Hippowdon35.4%Garchomp35.4%Blastoise-Mega24.1%Floette-Mega19.4%Clefable18.0%Ceruledge17.3%Meowscarada16.4%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #65 with 1.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.