Empoleon

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Empoleon is a Water/Steel type Pokémon introduced in Generation 4. It is known as the Emperor Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	395
Type	Water Steel
Species	Emperor Pokémon
Height	1.7 m (5′07″)
Weight	84.5 kg (186.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Torrent Defiant (hidden ability)
Local №	009 (Diamond/Pearl) 009 (Platinum)

Training

EV yield	3 Special Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	239
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field, Water 1
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	84	278	372
Attack	86	159	298
Defense	88	162	302
Sp. Atk	111	204	353
Sp. Def	101	186	331
Speed	60	112	240
Total	530	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Empoleon.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½		½	2		¼	2	0	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	½	½	½		½		¼	½

Evolution chart

#393
Piplup
Water

(Level 16)

#394
Prinplup
Water

(Level 36)

#395
Empoleon
Water · Steel

Empoleon changes

In Generation 4, Empoleon has a base experience yield of 210.

Pokédex entries

Diamond	The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns.
Pearl	It swims as fast as a jet boat. The edges of its wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting ice.
Platinum	If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.
HeartGold SoulSilver	It avoids unnecessary disputes, but it will decimate anything that threatens its pride.
Black White Black 2 White 2	If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe.
X Omega Ruby	It swims as fast as a jet boat. The edges of its wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting ice.
Y Alpha Sapphire	The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns.

Moves learned by Empoleon

In other generations
4
5
6
7
8

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Empoleon learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Bubble	Water	40	100
11	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
15	Peck	Flying	35	100
19	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Swagger	Normal	—	85
28	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
33	Brine	Water	65	100
39	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
46	Mist	Ice	—	—
52	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
59	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Moves learnt on evolution

Empoleon learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water		40	100

Egg moves

Empoleon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Empoleon egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Bide	Normal	—	—
Double Hit	Normal	35	90
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Power Trip	Dark	20	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Empoleon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Defog	Flying	—	—
Hydro Cannon	Water	150	90
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Liquidation	Water	85	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
Water Pledge	Water	80	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Empoleon. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Level up
Pound	Normal	40	100	Level up
Water Sport	Water	—	—	Level up
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Empoleon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
60	Quash	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Empoleon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Empoleon learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Bubble	Water	40	100
11	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
15	Peck	Flying	35	100
19	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Swagger	Normal	—	85
28	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
33	Brine	Water	65	100
39	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
46	Mist	Ice	—	—
52	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
59	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Moves learnt on evolution

Empoleon learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water		40	100

Egg moves

Empoleon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Empoleon egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Bide	Normal	—	—
Double Hit	Normal	35	90
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Empoleon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sun & Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Hydro Cannon	Water		150	90
Water Pledge	Water		80	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Empoleon. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Level up
Pound	Normal	40	100	Level up
Water Sport	Water	—	—	Level up
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95	Evolution

Moves learnt by TM

Empoleon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
60	Quash	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Empoleon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
4
5
6
7
8

Empoleon sprites

Type	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal				—	—
Shiny				—	—

See all Empoleon sprites

Where to find Empoleon

Diamond Pearl Platinum	Evolve Piplup/Prinplup
HeartGold SoulSilver	Trade/migrate from another game
Black White Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Piplup/Prinplup
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Evolve Piplup/Prinplup
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Trade/migrate from another game
Sword Shield	Trade/migrate from another game

Answers to Empoleon questions

Other languages

English	Empoleon
Japanese	エンペルト (Emperte)
German	Impoleon
French	Pingoléon

Name origin

emperor: ruler; a species of penguin
Napoleon: French naval leader