Elite Redux LeafGreen
#395

Empoleon

The Emperor Pokémon

Water Steel

The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. It avoids unnecessary disputes, but it will decimate anything that threatens its pride.

Base stat total
530
Height
1.7 m
Weight
84.5 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

530 total
HP 84 309 372
Atk 86 187 298
Def 88 190 302
SpA 111 232 353
SpD 101 214 331
Spe 60 140 240

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Fighting 2× Ground 2× Electric 2×
Takes less
Steel ¼× Ice ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Rock ½× Bug ½× Water ½× Psychic ½× Dragon ½× Fairy ½×
No effect
Poison 0×

The other 4 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Impenetrable changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Competitive Lowered stats up Sp. Atk. Swift Swim Raises Speed in rain. Slush Rush Raises Speed in Hail/Snow.
Innate always active, all of them Torrent Boosts Water moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Antarctic Bird Ice-type and Flying-type moves get a 1.3x power boost. Impenetrable Only direct attacks can damage it.

Evolution line

Piplup Piplup BST 314
Prinplup Prinplup BST 405 Level · 16
Empoleon Empoleon BST 530 Level · 36

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Competitive new Swift Swim Slush Rush now innate Torrent
Innates added Antarctic BirdImpenetrable

Details

Height
1.7 m
Weight
84.5 kg
Gender
87.5% male · 12.5% female
Egg groups
Water 1, Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
45
Base exp
265
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
3 SpA
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Blue

Moves

15 level-up · 0 egg · 123 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
4 Growl Normal Status — 100 40
8 Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
11 Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
15 Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
16 Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
19 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
24 Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
28 Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
33 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
36 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
39 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
46 Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
52 Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100 20
59 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 25
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 15
Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
Aqua Ring Water Status — ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100 10
Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status — 100 30
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disarming Voice Fairy Special 40 ∞ 15
Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100 20
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 10
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Echoed Voice Normal Special 20 90 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Feather Dance Flying Status — 100 15
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Hail Ice Status — ∞ 10
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hydro Cannon Water Special 130 100 5
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Ice Spinner Ice Physical 80 100 15
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Laser Focus Normal Status — ∞ 30
Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100 5
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Metal Sound Steel Status — 85 40
Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Mud Sport Ground Status — ∞ 15
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
Pluck Flying Physical 60 100 20
Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quash Dark Status — 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Roar Normal Status — ∞ 20
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Roost Flying Status — ∞ 5
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scald Water Special 80 100 15
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Snowscape Ice Status — ∞ 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5
Steel Wing Steel Physical 90 100 15
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Triple Axel Ice Physical 20 90 10
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 10
Vacuum Wave Fighting Special 40 100 30
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pledge Water Special 80 100 10
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Wave Crash Water Physical 120 100 10
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30
Yawn Normal Status — ∞ 10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Prinplup instead.