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Empoleon

Rank 88

Empoleon build and set

WaterSteel
Usage
0.7%—
Brought
64.4%
Leads
40.0%
Win rate
47.5%
▼ 2.5 pts below 50%
42.2% – 52.8% · 335 games

22,594 battles · 30 days · updated 5 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

  • Competitive 100.0%

Moves

Revealed in 174 games

  • WaterSpecialHydro Pump43.7%
  • NormalStatusProtect43.1%
  • IceSpecialIce Beam25.9%
  • SteelSpecialFlash Cannon21.3%
  • NormalStatusYawn12.6%
  • IceSpecialIcy Wind8.6%
  • WaterSpecialSurf6.3%
  • WaterSpecialHydro Cannon2.9%
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  • FlyingStatusRoost2.9%
  • FightingSpecialVacuum Wave2.9%
  • IceSpecialBlizzard2.3%
  • WaterSpecialChilling Water1.1%
  • FlyingSpecialAir Slash0.6%
  • NormalStatusRoar0.6%
  • WaterSpecialScald0.6%
  • IceStatusSnowscape0.6%
  • SteelSpecialSteel Beam0.6%
  • NormalSpecialWeather Ball0.6%

Items

Revealed in 88 games

Show all (9)
  • Shuca Berry1.1%
30-day trend0.6% – 1.5%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

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Empoleon is on 0.7% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (30 days), ranking 88. Its most seen moves are Hydro Pump, Protect and Ice Beam. The most revealed item is Leftovers. It usually teams up with Rillaboom and Sneasler. It is brought in 64% of its games and leads in 40%.