Empoleon #0395

WaterSteel
PrinplupPrinplup(#0394)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Starly(#0396)Starly
Max CPL402900L503279L51 · Best Buddy3318
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedOct 16, 2018Jan 19, 2020

Type Effectiveness

Empoleon takes 160% from Electric, Fighting and Ground moves.

Weak ×1.6
ElectricFightingGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalWaterFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonFairy
Resists ×0.4
IcePoisonSteel

Empoleon is a Water/Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Electric, Fighting and Ground.

It reaches 3279 CP at level 50, or 3318 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Metal Claw with Hydro Cannon, which needs an Elite TM.

Empoleon
Normal
Shiny Empoleon
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack210
Defense186
Stamina197

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
SteelMetal ClawWaterHydro Cannon14.0276
2SteelSteel WingWaterHydro Cannon13.8274
3SteelMetal SoundWaterHydro Cannon13.3264
4WaterWaterfallWaterHydro Cannon12.7252
5SteelSteel WingWaterHydro Pump11.9235
6SteelMetal ClawWaterHydro Pump11.7232
7SteelSteel WingSteelFlash Cannon11.3224
8SteelSteel WingIceBlizzard11.3223
16 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9SteelSteel WingFlyingDrill Peck11.2222
10SteelSteel WingNormalReturn11.1221
11SteelMetal ClawSteelFlash Cannon11.1219
12SteelMetal ClawIceBlizzard11.0218
13SteelMetal ClawFlyingDrill Peck10.9217
14SteelMetal SoundWaterHydro Pump10.8215
15WaterWaterfallWaterHydro Pump10.8213
16SteelMetal ClawNormalReturn10.7212
17WaterWaterfallFlyingDrill Peck10.5207
18SteelMetal SoundFlyingDrill Peck10.3203
19WaterWaterfallSteelFlash Cannon10.2202
20WaterWaterfallIceBlizzard10.2202
21WaterWaterfallNormalReturn10.1199
22SteelMetal SoundIceBlizzard9.9197
23SteelMetal SoundSteelFlash Cannon9.9197
24SteelMetal SoundNormalReturn9.4187

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Steel WingSteel1481.0s14.08.0
WaterfallWater1371.0s13.07.0
Metal ClawSteel650.5s12.010.0
Metal SoundSteel460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Hydro CannonEWater90502.0s45.01.80
BlizzardIce1301003.0s43.31.30
Flash CannonSteel1001002.5s40.01.00
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Drill PeckFlying70332.5s28.02.12

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
WaterfallWater111033.73.3
Steel WingSteel7523.52.5
Metal ClawSteel5722.53.5
Metal SoundSteel5822.54.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Hydro CannonEWater80402.00
BlizzardIce140751.87
ReturnPNormal130701.86
Drill PeckFlying70401.75
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Flash CannonSteel110651.69

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+41.7 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere38.3 eDPS
  3. 3Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere35.3 eDPS
  4. 4Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+35.2 eDPS
  5. 5Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword33.0 eDPS
  6. 6Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE33.0 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15118610/10/10124315/15/15
Raids & Eggs20158110/10/10165715/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25197610/10/10207215/15/15
L404025100/0/0290015/15/15
L505028380/0/0327915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5128720/0/0331815/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1512431076
Level 2016571434
Level 2520721793
Level 3024862152
Level 3526932331
Level 4029002510
Level 4530872672
Level 5032792838
Level 5133182872

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.7 m · 84.5 kg
Gender Ratio
87.5%12.5%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Empoleon in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/151500 CP at level 19.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/15150019.5100.00%
#20/12/15149719.599.49%
#31/11/15150019.599.46%
#40/15/12149719.599.38%
#50/13/14149719.599.19%
#61/12/14150019.599.17%
#71/15/10149719.599.05%
#82/14/10150019.599.02%
#90/11/15149319.598.99%
#101/10/15149619.598.96%

A 15/15/15 ranks #864 of 4,096, with 95.90% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/142500 CP at level 34.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14250034.5100.00%
#22/15/1524993499.69%
#30/15/1224963599.67%
#40/15/14248834.599.52%
#50/15/15249434.599.52%
#61/14/14249434.599.50%
#71/14/15250034.599.50%
#82/13/14250034.599.47%
#90/13/11249635.599.43%
#100/12/1524953599.41%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1927 of 4,096, with 96.09% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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