Empoleon #0395

The Emperor Pokémon

The data on this page are from The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet), the most recent appearance of Empoleon. Use the left menu (blue tab) to see data from other games!

Typing	WaterSteel
Abilities	Torrent - Ability 1 Torrent - Ability 2 Competitive - Hidden
Classification	The Emperor Pokémon
National ID	#0395

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Ground

Electric

Resists x½

Normal

Flying

Rock

Bug

Water

Psychic

Dragon

Fairy

Resists x¼

Steel

Ice

Immune x0

Poison

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	84		144—191
Attack	86	81—124	91—138	100—151
Defense	88	83—126	93—140	102—154
Sp. Attack	111	104—146	116—163	127—179
Sp. Defense	101	95—137	106—153	116—168
Speed	60	58—100	65—112	71—123
Total	530	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1 Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	89.00% 11.00%
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	8.5 kg (18.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	265
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Empoleon via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
11	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
15	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
19	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
24	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
28	Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.
33	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
39	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
46	Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
52	Drill Peck	80	100	Flying	Phys.
59	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
66	Wave Crash	120	100	Water	Phys.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Empoleon upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aqua Jet	40	100	Water	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Empoleon via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Pound	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Empoleon as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Power Trip	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Feather Dance	—	100	Flying	Stat.
Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Aqua Ring	—	—	Water	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Empoleon via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM002	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM019	Disarming Voice	40	—	Fairy	Spec.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Air Cutter	60	95	Flying	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM046	Avalanche	60	100	Ice	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM052	Snowscape	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM057	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM065	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM077	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM093	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM110	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM123	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM124	Ice Spinner	80	100	Ice	Phys.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM142	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM145	Water Pledge	80	100	Water	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM154	Hydro Cannon	150	90	Water	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM170	Steel Beam	140	95	Steel	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM174	Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM184	Vacuum Wave	40	100	Fighting	Spec.
TM191	Uproar	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM193	Weather Ball	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM196	Flip Turn	60	100	Water	Phys.
TM197	Dual Wingbeat	40	90	Flying	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM208	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
TM212	Triple Axel	20	90	Ice	Phys.
TM216	Feather Dance	—	100	Flying	Stat.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM223	Metal Sound	—	85	Steel	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Evolve

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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