Empoleon counters

Gen 9 Chat Bats · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 6.1% #51
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
Air Slash 100.0% Nasty Plot 100.0% Tachyon Cutter 98.4% Secret Sword 43.8% Water Shuriken 39.0% Roost 18.8%
Items
Leftovers 61.0% Loaded Dice 39.0%
Tera Types
Ground 50.3% Steel 49.7%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar-Mega43.8%Swalot30.2%Volbeat28.6%Wobbuffet28.2%Dudunsparce27.2%Vaporeon27.2%Mandibuzz17.3%Dondozo16.8%
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Ranked #51 with 6.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.