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Empoleon is a Water- and Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Empoleon has a maximum CP of 3,279. It is weak to Electric, Fighting, and Ground-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Empoleon is Waterfall and Hydro Cannon.

Empoleon Stats and Max CP

Empoleon's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Empoleon PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Water Attacker:WaterfallHydro Cannon
• Steel Attacker:Steel WingHydro Cannon

Being a Hydro Cannon user propels Empoleon to PvE relevance by default ⬆️

But what sets Empoleon truly apart from other Water-type starters is its Water/Steel typing, which brings both pros and cons.

It is extra efficient in countering Rock types but runs into issues battling Fire and Ground Pokémon, two types Water is traditionally great against 😶‍🌫️

⚔️ Raids - A pretty good Water-type attacker but outclassed overall 🙂

🛡️ Gyms - With 11 resistances, it is a pretty nice Gym defender that can put up quite a fight! 🔱

PvP Analysis

Empoleon PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Metal SoundHydro CannonDrill Peck
• Ultra League:Metal SoundHydro CannonDrill Peck
• Master League:Metal SoundHydro CannonDrill Peck

Empoleon has a stellar list of type resistances as well as the powerful Hydro Cannon, creating a niche for itself in PvP, especially by checking types that Dragons struggle with 😎

Essentially, Empoleon is a reliable switch to Ice, Fairy, Steel, and Dragon types, making it easy to integrate into teams. Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, and Drill Peck provide impressive coverage overall, giving it a nice offensive profile as well 🤺

🔵 Great League

The defensive benefits of the Water/Steel type combo cannot be emphasized enough, making Empoleon stand tall against some of the most formidable opponents in the Great League. It’s an attack-weighted Pokémon that relies heavily on quickly racking up damage on the opponent. Which is why access to the fast energy-generating Metal Sound is a huge boon to Empoleon, as it allows Empoleon to spam its charged attacks really, really fast. This makes Empoleon one of the best Pokémon in the Great League.

🟡 Ultra League

While Empoleon was viable before in the Ultra League. Access to Metal Sound now makes it a real meta Pokémon for largely the same reasons as in the Great League. Metal Sound just makes Empoleon a lot spammier. There are also fewer fighting types to threaten Empoleon in the Ultra League now and more fairy types for it to target. Just bear in mind that the shadow variant noticeably outperforms the regular variant in the Ultra League.

🟣 Master League

Empoleon doesn't do well at all in the Master League.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

D#117

Water-type

B#36

Steel-type

C#47

Great League

A#35

Ultra League

A+#9

Master League

F#190

Empoleon Type Chart

Empoleon takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Fighting160.0%

Ground160.0%

Empoleon takes reduced damage from:

Ice39.1%

Poison39.1%

Steel39.1%

Bug62.5%

Dragon62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Flying62.5%

Normal62.5%

Psychic62.5%

Rock62.5%

Water62.5%

Empoleon best moveset

Waterfall + Hydro Cannon

B

Waterfall

Hydro Cannon

The best Water-type moveset for Empoleon is Waterfall and Hydro Cannon (13.77 DPS, 308.9 TDO). In raids, Empoleon ranks #36 among Water-type attackers (B Tier).

Steel Wing + Hydro Cannon

C

Steel Wing

Hydro Cannon

The best Steel-type moveset for Empoleon is Steel Wing and Hydro Cannon (14.66 DPS, 329.0 TDO). In raids, Empoleon ranks #47 among Steel-type attackers (C Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon	13.52	14.98	336.1
2.	Steel Wing	Hydro Cannon	13.23	14.66	329.0
3.	Metal Sound	Hydro Cannon	12.71	14.08	315.9
4.	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	12.42	13.77	308.9
5.	Metal Claw	Hydro Pump	11.40	12.64	283.6
6.	Steel Wing	Hydro Pump	11.31	12.54	281.4
7.	Steel Wing	Flash Cannon	10.76	11.92	267.5
8.	Metal Claw	Flash Cannon	10.73	11.89	266.9

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Fast Attacks

• Metal Claw650.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Metal Claw has no special effects.

  See Metal Claw details page ↗
• Steel Wing1481.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	8
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.7s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	5

  
  

  Effects

  Steel Wing has no special effects.

  See Steel Wing details page ↗
• Metal Sound460.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Metal Sound has no special effects.

  See Metal Sound details page ↗
• Waterfall1371.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Waterfall has no special effects.

  See Waterfall details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Drill Peck70332.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.9s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Drill Peck has no special effects.

  See Drill Peck details page ↗
• Blizzard1301003.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Ground160%
  • Grass160%
  • Dragon160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Ice62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Blizzard has no special effects.

  See Blizzard details page ↗
• Flash Cannon1001002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Flash Cannon has no special effects.

  See Flash Cannon details page ↗
• Hydro Pump1351003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	135
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 3.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Pump has no special effects.

  See Hydro Pump details page ↗
• Hydro Cannon *90502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Cannon has no special effects.

  See Hydro Cannon details page ↗

Empoleon CP Chart

At Level 50, Empoleon maxes out at 3,279 CP. Raid catches are 1,581 to 1,657 CP, or 1,976 to 2,072 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,186 to 1,243 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	3279 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1186 CP - 1243 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1581 CP - 1657 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1581 CP - 1657 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	1976 CP - 2072 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Empoleon

Mega Pokémon that boost Empoleon’s Water and Steel-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Empoleon.

Water

Steel

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#395
Height	1.7 m
Weight	84.5 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 87.5% Male ♀ 12.5% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Piplup	25 Candy	Prinplup
Prinplup	100 Candy	Empoleon

• Piplup evolves into Prinplup which costs 25 Candy.
• Prinplup evolves into Empoleon which costs 100 Candy.

Empoleon family

Empoleon’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Piplup

Prinplup

Empoleon

Shadow Piplup

Shadow Prinplup

Shadow Empoleon

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.83 m	0.85 m	1.7 m	2.55 m	2.98 m

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Size bounds

Empoleon's height ranges from 0.833 m to 2.975 m, with the average being 1.7 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

10s

Jump Time

0.9s

Attack Probability

20%

Attack Timer

29s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Empoleon from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Empoleon

• Regular EmpoleonCopy shortcode
• Shiny EmpoleonCopy shortcode

Empoleon high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Empoleon. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #395
• #395

Official artwork

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