Empoleon counters

Gen 9 Staaabmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Empoleon
#0395 Empoleon
WaterSteel
USAGE 1.6% #63
ABILITYRegenerator
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
Flip Turn 81.3% Steam Eruption 54.0% Doom Desire 51.1% Knock Off 43.5% Roost 39.3% Tachyon Cutter 29.4% Water Shuriken 29.3% Earthquake 20.1%
Items
Assault Vest 39.3% Leftovers 24.5% Air Balloon 12.5% Loaded Dice 10.4% Damp Rock 6.0% Choice Specs 5.5% Life Orb 0.9% Covert Cloak 0.6%
Abilities
Regenerator39.5%Technician16.0%Volt Absorb13.1%Primordial Sea12.5%Levitate10.1%Drizzle6.0%Earth Eater1.5%Magic Guard0.8%
Common Teammates
Corviknight41.9%Landorus-Therian39.4%Zapdos33.4%Mamoswine26.1%Pecharunt24.5%Gholdengo19.1%Ogerpon16.8%Ting-Lu16.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #63 with 1.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.