Empoleon counters

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

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 7.7% #31
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 80.3% Stealth Rock 66.6% Flip Turn 52.3% Surf 45.1% Knock Off 43.0% Ice Beam 42.1% Roar 24.0% Grass Knot 21.6%
Items
Leftovers 65.1% Rocky Helmet 14.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 9.1% Shuca Berry 5.8% Chople Berry 1.8% Mystic Water 1.5% Custap Berry 1.1% Life Orb 0.6%
Abilities
Competitive74.8%Torrent25.2%
Tera Types
Fairy 65.4% Flying 8.1% Ghost 6.6% Water 5.1% Dragon 4.1% Normal 3.2% Grass 2.4% Electric 1.6%
Common Teammates
Noivern43.8%Krookodile41.2%Entei38.0%Chesnaught32.9%Gardevoir26.2%Cyclizar20.4%Gengar18.7%Gligar15.3%

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 #31 with 7.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.