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Empoleon

Rank 83

Empoleon build and set

WaterSteel
Usage
0.8%Up 0.1 points from the previous window
Brought
70.1%
Leads
43.3%
Win rate
53.3%
▲ 3.3 pts above 50%
43.1% – 63.1% · 92 games

5,298 battles · 24 h · updated 6 min ago

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Empoleon

WaterSteel

Competitive

LeftoversModest+SpA −Atk

  • WaterSpecialHydro Pump
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • IceSpecialIce Beam
  • SteelSpecialFlash Cannon
HP
191
32
Atk
95
0
Def
108
0
SpA
179
32
SpD
123
2
Spe
80
0

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

Showdown paste

Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Competitive
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Ice Beam
- Flash Cannon

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    11.9%Most used
    • HP32
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD2
    • Spe0

  2. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    8.6%
    • HP30
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA31
    • SpD0
    • Spe5

  3. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    6.3%
    • HP30
    • Atk0
    • Def5
    • SpA19
    • SpD5
    • Spe7

Abilities

Not enough data

Moves

Revealed in 47 games

  • NormalStatusProtect51.1%
  • WaterSpecialHydro Pump40.4%
  • IceSpecialIce Beam36.2%
  • SteelSpecialFlash Cannon17.0%
  • NormalStatusYawn17.0%
  • WaterSpecialSurf8.5%
  • FightingSpecialVacuum Wave8.5%
  • FlyingStatusRoost6.4%
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Items

Revealed in 28 games

Not enough data

30-day trend0.6% – 1.5%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Not enough data

Teams with Empoleon

Not in any of the most used teams yet.

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Empoleon is on 0.8% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 83. Its most seen moves are Protect, Hydro Pump and Ice Beam. It usually teams up with Rillaboom and Garchomp. It is brought in 70% of its games and leads in 43%.