Empoleon - Generation 6 learnset

Empoleon artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Empoleon can learn in Generation 6, which consists of:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

In other generations
4
5
6

Moves learnt by level up

Empoleon learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Empoleon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. 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 X & Y 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 X & Y 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

Moves learnt by HM

Empoleon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	50	95
3	Surf	Water	90	100
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
5	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Empoleon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	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
28	Dig	Ground	80	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	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	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 X & Y.

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
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Empoleon learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Empoleon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

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

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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

Moves learnt by HM

Empoleon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	50	95
3	Surf	Water	90	100
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
5	Waterfall	Water	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
7	Dive	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Empoleon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	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
28	Dig	Ground	80	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	Secret Power	Normal	70	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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

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
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM