Empoleon

Empoleon Sets & Builds

#395 Water Steel BST: 530
RUMono
Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
84
Attack
86
Defense
88
Sp. Atk
111
Sp. Def
101
Speed
60

RU Sets

Offensive

RarelyUsed
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Competitive
Nature
Modest
Moves
Surf
Ice Beam
Grass Knot
Roost
EVs
144 HP / 148 SpA / 216 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Specially Defensive

RarelyUsed
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Competitive
Nature
Calm
Tera Type
Fairy Ghost
Moves
Surf
Roost
Stealth Rock
or Flip Turn
Knock Off
or Roar, Ice Beam
EVs
252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
IVs
0 Atk

Mono Sets

Specially Defensive (Water)

Monotype
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Competitive
Nature
Calm
Moves
Stealth Rock
Flash Cannon
or Surf
Roar
or Knock Off
Roost
EVs
248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Empoleon, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#105 · 0.2% of teams
Moves
Surf (15.6%) · Roost (14.7%) · Ice Beam (14.2%) · Vacuum Wave (12.2%) · Flip Turn (10.6%)
Items
Shuca Berry (47.1%) · Assault Vest (19.9%) · Leftovers (13.9%) · Choice Specs (12.9%) · Heavy Duty Boots (4%)
Natures
Modest (51.7%) · Sassy (30.2%) · Careful (12.6%) · Calm (2.8%)

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