Is Empoleon viable in Gen 9 RU?

Empoleon is ranked #30 in Gen 9 RU with 7.47% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Empoleon in Gen 9 RU

Gen 9 RU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0395 Empoleon

WaterSteel

USAGE 7.5% #30

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 73.1% Stealth Rock 70.3% Flip Turn 50.7% Ice Beam 43.7% Knock Off 42.8% Surf 42.6% Grass Knot 22.5% Roar 18.7%

Items

Leftovers 61.4% Rocky Helmet 20.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 7.4% Assault Vest 3.1% Mystic Water 2.0% Shuca Berry 1.9% Custap Berry 1.2% Life Orb 1.0%

Abilities

Competitive73.2%Torrent26.8%

Tera Types

Fairy 65.2% Flying 7.9% Water 5.7% Ghost 4.6% Normal 4.2% Fighting 3.5% Grass 2.5% Electric 1.9%

Common Teammates

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 #30 with 7.47% usage. Sorted by conservative score.