Empoleon counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 3.1% #63
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
Roost 97.6% Stealth Rock 92.1% Flash Cannon 71.6% Roar 63.9% Knock Off 33.0% Surf 29.8% Flip Turn 5.4% Ice Beam 2.5%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 91.3% Air Balloon 4.0% Leftovers 2.9% Assault Vest 0.9% Choice Specs 0.4% Choice Scarf 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Shuca Berry 0.1%
Abilities
Competitive98.2%Torrent1.8%
Common Teammates
Toxapex92.3%Gastrodon86.3%Alomomola85.0%Greninja80.5%Dondozo45.0%Suicune35.9%Samurott-Hisui11.9%Swampert6.8%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Empoleon →

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Articuno
Articuno
IceFlying SOFT CHECK
22.869
25
25.2% dies 9.08%
02
Slowking-Galar
Slowking-Galar
PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK
26.882
11
10.9% dies 6.01%
03
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
31.498
10
9.8% dies 5.31%

Ranked #63 with 3.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.