Empoleon counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 5.2% #38
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 97.1% Scald 82.0% Defog 61.8% Flip Turn 49.2% Roar 29.7% Toxic 23.3% Stealth Rock 15.4% Knock Off 15.1%
Items
Leftovers 62.4% Shed Shell 17.5% Rocky Helmet 13.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.0% Petaya Berry 1.3% Red Card 1.1% Assault Vest 0.1% Shell Bell 0.0%
Abilities
Competitive98.3%Torrent1.7%
Common Teammates
Skarmory74.9%Pecharunt62.1%Venusaur-Mega60.4%Vaporeon59.7%Umbreon58.9%Swampert26.0%Hydreigon18.3%Victini15.8%

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 #38 with 5.22% usage. Sorted by reliability score.