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
7
8

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.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
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
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.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Waterfall	Water	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	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.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
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
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