What Beats Empoleon?
Empoleon is weak to Electric, Fighting, and Ground
Empoleon Weaknesses
Empoleon takes double damage from these attack types — lead with them in any Empoleon matchup.
Empoleon Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Empoleon takes reduced damage from them.
Empoleon Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Empoleon — never lead with them.
Best Empoleon Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Empoleon for 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Empoleon
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Empoleon.
Empoleon Weakness Q&A
- What is Empoleon weak to?
- Empoleon takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Fighting (2×), and Ground (2×) type attacks.
- What attacks does Empoleon resist?
- Empoleon takes reduced damage from Steel (¼×), Ice (¼×), Water (½×), Normal (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Bug (½×), Psychic (½×), Dragon (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Empoleon immune to?
- Empoleon is completely immune to Poison type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Empoleon?
- Strong Electric, Fighting, and Ground attackers like Zekrom, Groudon, and Iron Hands beat Empoleon — their attacks hit it for 2× damage.