Competitive Information for Empoleon [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Empoleon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Empoleon is a notable Water and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Empoleon out in the 4th generation battlefield. Empoleon can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Empoleon is weak to Electric, Fighting, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Shuca Berry
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 168 SpA / 96 Spe
Moveset:
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Ice Beam
- Grass Knot
- Stealth Rock
Special Tank Empoleon (Popular/Trending)
Empoleon is popular Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Empoleon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Empoleon's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Focus Sash / Shuca Berry
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 32 Hp / 252 Atk / 224 Spe
Moveset:
- Drill Peck
- Aqua Jet / Waterfall
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Empoleon (Popular/Trending)
Empoleon is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Empoleon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Empoleon's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Empoleon's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Hydro Cannon
- Flash Cannon
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Empoleon
Empoleon is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Empoleon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Empoleon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Empoleon's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Hydro Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (Empoleon cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Petaya Berry
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Serious
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Agility
- Ice Beam
- Surf
Empoleon Special Sweeper (Revolutionary Downpour)
Empoleon is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Empoleon's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Empoleon's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Empoleon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Hydro Cannon
- Flash Cannon
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Empoleon
Empoleon is an awesome Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Empoleon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Empoleon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Empoleon's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Hydro Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (Empoleon cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Empoleon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Empoleon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Empoleon
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Empoleon's stats
- Agility
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Empoleon
- Agility
- Aqua Jet
- Drill Peck
- Earthquake
- Grass Knot
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Substitute
- Surf
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Empoleon in Diamond and Pearl
- Modest Nature ( 244/0/0/168/0/96/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
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