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Pokémon · #395

Empoleon

WaterSteel Legal in M-C

Empoleon is #95 on the ladder, on 0.5% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 84
Atk 86
Def 88
SpA 111
SpD 101
Spe 60

Base stat total 530

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

WaterSteel
Weak ×2
ElectricFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalWaterFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonFairy
Resists ×¼
IceSteel
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Torrent
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Water attacks. · used by 0%
Competitive
This Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
80
Fastest
123 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
80 (0 SP)
Slowest
72 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 80, it outspeeds 4 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 4, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Politoed 90
  2. Sinistcha 90
  3. Armarouge 85
  4. Empoleon (this) 80
  5. Farigiraf 80
  6. Grimmsnarl 80
  7. Incineroar 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #95 · on 0.5% of teams · 37,588 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 89.1%
  2. Flash Cannon 75.0%
  3. Hydro Pump 71.7%
  4. Ice Beam 63.0%
  5. Icy Wind 17.5%
  6. Yawn 15.3%
  7. Vacuum Wave 13.4%
  8. Roost 8.2%
  9. Water Pulse 7.1%
  10. Chilling Water 6.4%

Items

  1. Leftovers 25.3%
  2. Life Orb 21.3%
  3. Chople Berry 19.1%
  4. Sitrus Berry 11.4%
  5. Grassy Seed 5.7%
  6. Rocky Helmet 3.0%

Abilities

  1. Competitive 99.8%
  2. Torrent 0.2%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 13.6%
  2. Modest 30/0/0/31/0/5 · Spe 85 7.1%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 6.0%
  4. Modest 30/0/5/19/5/7 · Spe 87 4.5%
  5. Modest 29/0/3/19/0/15 · Spe 95 4.2%
  6. Bold 32/0/19/14/0/1 · Spe 81 3.6%
  7. Modest 32/0/25/9/0/0 · Spe 80 3.6%
  8. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 3.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 39.1%
  2. Indeedee-F 28.7%
  3. Sneasler 28.3%
  4. Mega Salamence 18.5%
  5. Mega Golisopod 14.9%
  6. Incineroar 14.5%
  7. Farigiraf 12.8%
  8. Armarouge 11.1%
  9. Pelipper 10.8%
  10. Mega Absol Z 10.4%
  11. Garchomp 9.3%
  12. Volcarona 9.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #85 · on 0.8% of teams · 37,588 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 88.0%
  2. Flash Cannon 82.1%
  3. Hydro Pump 73.6%
  4. Ice Beam 60.9%
  5. Icy Wind 17.1%
  6. Yawn 13.9%
  7. Vacuum Wave 12.2%
  8. Surf 11.3%
  9. Roost 5.6%
  10. Blizzard 4.4%

Items

  1. Leftovers 28.8%
  2. Chople Berry 21.7%
  3. Life Orb 15.3%
  4. Sitrus Berry 7.9%
  5. Rocky Helmet 5.3%
  6. Grassy Seed 4.2%

Abilities

  1. Competitive 99.3%
  2. Torrent 0.7%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 13.9%
  2. Modest 32/0/3/19/0/12 · Spe 92 4.9%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 4.7%
  4. Modest 30/0/0/31/0/5 · Spe 85 3.3%
  5. Modest 30/0/5/19/5/7 · Spe 87 3.2%
  6. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 2.2%
  7. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 112 2.0%
  8. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 80 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 38.8%
  2. Sneasler 20.0%
  3. Indeedee-F 19.7%
  4. Incineroar 16.3%
  5. Mega Salamence 15.1%
  6. Farigiraf 12.1%
  7. Volcarona 11.8%
  8. Mega Golisopod 11.5%
  9. Mega Absol Z 9.6%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 9.5%
  11. Mega Froslass 8.4%
  12. Mega Staraptor 8.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #89 · on 1.0% of teams · 37,588 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 84.2%
  2. Flash Cannon 83.3%
  3. Hydro Pump 66.9%
  4. Ice Beam 58.8%
  5. Icy Wind 16.2%
  6. Surf 16.0%
  7. Vacuum Wave 13.0%
  8. Yawn 10.0%
  9. Roost 6.0%
  10. Blizzard 5.5%

Items

  1. Leftovers 27.9%
  2. Chople Berry 17.5%
  3. Life Orb 15.6%
  4. Sitrus Berry 7.8%
  5. Rocky Helmet 4.7%
  6. Grassy Seed 3.9%

Abilities

  1. Competitive 98.8%
  2. Torrent 1.2%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 18.6%
  2. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 4.8%
  3. Modest 32/0/3/19/0/12 · Spe 92 3.6%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 112 3.0%
  5. Modest 30/0/0/31/0/5 · Spe 85 2.4%
  6. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 2.4%
  7. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 123 2.1%
  8. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 80 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 31.4%
  2. Indeedee-F 17.9%
  3. Sneasler 16.7%
  4. Incineroar 14.0%
  5. Mega Salamence 13.6%
  6. Farigiraf 11.7%
  7. Mega Golisopod 10.6%
  8. Volcarona 9.1%
  9. Mega Absol Z 8.8%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 8.4%
  11. Mega Baxcalibur 7.4%
  12. Sinistcha 7.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 16 of 4,641 teams (0.3%) · win rate 42.9% (95% interval 31.4%–55.1%, n = 63 games) · 1 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Absol Z +8.5 pp n = 3,902 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Empoleon teams; Mega Absol Z is on 2% of all teams (5.51× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Armarouge +4.8 pp n = 4,161 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Empoleon teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (1.76× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F +8.4 pp n = 10,780 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Empoleon teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Volcarona +2.2 pp n = 3,454 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Empoleon teams; Volcarona is on 7% of all teams (1.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Garchomp -0.2 pp n = 3,484 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Empoleon teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (0.98× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod -0.8 pp n = 5,601 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Empoleon teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.95× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Rillaboom -7.5 pp n = 14,704 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Empoleon teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf -2.9 pp n = 4,815 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Empoleon teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.82× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sneasler -8.8 pp n = 10,630 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Empoleon teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.76× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -4.1 pp n = 4,048 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Empoleon teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -9.6 pp n = 6,946 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Empoleon teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.66× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -17.1 pp n = 5,465 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Empoleon teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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