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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Empoleon
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C
Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
84.50 kg Weight
1.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,279
Level 40: 2,900
Level 25: 2,072 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,657 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,243 (Research Tasks)
ATK 210
DEF 186
STA 197

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Metal Claw
Flash Cannon
B
D
Metal Claw
Drill Peck
X
B
Metal Claw
Hydro Cannon*
X
B
Waterfall
Hydro Pump
B
C
Waterfall
Blizzard
X
B-
Waterfall
Drill Peck
X
A
Waterfall
Hydro Cannon*
A
C
Steel Wing
Drill Peck
X
A-
Steel Wing
Hydro Cannon*
X
A-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Waterfall and Hydro Cannon* make Empoleon a viable Water-type attacker. Hydro Pump is an unexciting replacement to the Community Day exclusive move and is noticeably weaker.

  • Metal Claw with Flash Cannon counters Fairy-types, but it’s underwhelming.

  • Steel Wing is worse than Metal Claw..

  • Blizzard, Flash Cannon, and Drill Peck have little to no use on Empoleon.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Waterfall out-paces both Steel Wing and Metal Claw on defense.

  • Hydro Cannon is an optimal choice for damaging attackers.

  • Drill Peck can be spammed frequently as a 3-bar move, and is also great against Fighting-type attackers. 

  • Hydro Pump is stronger than Flash Cannon; both can be hard to dodge.

  • Blizzard probably won't get a chance to launch, but it can severely maim many common gym cleaners like the big-name Dragons.

PVE Overview

While several other Water-types remain better, the addition of Community Day Hydro Cannon puts Empoleon on equal footing with Feraligatr, despite a few differences with its defensive typing.

This prideful penguin is the only starter ever to boast the useful Steel secondary typing, which gives it as many as 11 resistances, as well as an undesirable weakness to Fighting. This secondary typing notably makes it stronger against Rock-types, though makes it weaker against Fire and Ground-types, Water's two other super effective uses.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Steel Wing
Hydro Cannon*
Drill Peck
A
Waterfall
Hydro Cannon*
Drill Peck
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Steel Wing + Hydro Cannon* and Drill Peck

Steel Wing offers the best overall combination of damage and energy, making it the preferred option. Waterfall can be used to further lean in on Empoleon's Water-type damage. Metal Claw is horrendous.

Hydro Cannon is one of the most powerful charge moves in the game, and is necessary not only for its high DPE value, but also due to its significantly less energy cost. Drill Peck ties for the cheapest charge move energy-wise, which is important as Empoleon's bulk is middling. It also provides useful coverage against its vulnerability to Fighting-type Pokemon. Flash Cannon benefits from STAB and is cheaper than Blizzard, but the latter provides significantly more valuable coverage. Neither of these two moves are recommended due to their expensive energy costs. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Empoleon is a Water/Steel type Pokemon with average bulk, and access to the powerful Hydro Cannon. Water Pokemon are widely used in the meta, and while Empoleon competes with many other Water-types for a roster slot, it stands out with its unique Steel sub-typing which adds a plethora of resistances, most notably making it more resistant to Grass-type Pokemon and pseudo-Grass enemies such as Lickitung and Cresselia.

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

Empoleon struggles in Ultra League due to common anti-Steel Pokemon which are utilized in the meta. Water-typing offensively is also not as valuable in this particular meta, which puts Empoleon in a difficult position. It should be noted that Empoleon performs better in specific formats like Premier Cup, where it doesn't have to worry about its loses to certain legendaries like Giratina and Registeel. Access to Drill Peck is useful against Fighting-types and Grass-types.

Master League: 1 / 5

Empoleon lacks sufficient stats to perform well in Master League. Its relatively cumbersome moveset also sets it back from Water-type powerhouses, which outperform Empoleon through raw stats or faster movesets. 

Fast Moves

8
Metal Claw
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.70
0.20
10.00
11.43
14.29
16
Waterfall
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.15
6.67
13.33
16.67
11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19

Charge Moves

130
Hydro Pump
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
 1.30
39.39
49.24
 51.21
130
Blizzard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
100
Flash Cannon
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.90
0.00
 1.00
37.04
46.30
 37.04
65
Drill Peck
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
0.40
0.00
 1.97
28.26
35.33
 55.67

Elite Charge Moves

90
Hydro Cannon
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.90
1.10
0.00
 1.80
47.37
59.21
 85.26

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 25
Stardust 10,000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Buddy Distance 3 km

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Steel Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Water Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013541
2001.57384
2002111128
2002.5149172
4003187216
4003.5224259
4004262303
4004.5300347
6005338391
6005.5376435
6006414478
6006.5452522
8007490566
8007.5528610
8008566653
8008.5603697
10009641741
10009.5679785
100010717829
100010.5753870
130011789911
130011.5825953
130012860994
130012.58961036
1600139321077
160013.59681119
16001410041160
160014.510401201
19001510761243
190015.511111284
19001611471326
190016.511831367
22001712191409
220017.512551450
22001812911491
220018.513271533
25001913621574
250019.513981616
25002014341657
250020.514701699
30002115061740
300021.515421781
30002215781823
300022.516141864
35002316491906
350023.516851947
35002417211989
350024.517572030
40002517932072
400025.518292113
40002618652155
400026.519012196
45002719362237
450027.519722279
45002820082320
450028.520442362
50002920802403
500029.521162445
50003021522486
500030.521702507
60003121882528
600031.522052548
60003222232569
600032.522412590
70003322592610
700033.522772631
70003422952652
700034.523132673
80003523312693
800035.523492714
80003623672735
800036.523852755
90003724032776
900037.524212797
90003824382818
900038.524562838
100003924742859
1000039.524922880
100004025102900
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