Empoleon
WaterSteel
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP84
Atk86
Def88
SpA111
SpD101
Spe60
BST530
Abilities
- Primary
- Torrent
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Competitive
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Champions role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 60 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Flip Turn
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Roost
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense
Priority
- Priority
- Aqua Jet, Vacuum Wave
Status
- Yawn
Anti-setup
- Haze / Clear Smog
- Haze
- Phazing (Whirlwind / Roar / Dragon Tail / Circle Throw)
- Roar
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Draft record (Champions): Avg finish: 8th of 10 · n=2 seasons
Moves — Champions
74 of 74 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Usually goes first. | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 | User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if user is damaged by the target. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's Attack by 2. | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. | |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | Hits 2 times in one turn. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Lowers the target's Attack by 2. | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. |