Empoleon is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO, available during the Sinnoh Tour. It cannot be shiny from raids.
Obtainable CP Values
Empoleon can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:
- From 1581 CP to 1657 CP, with no weather boost
- From 1976 CP with 2072 CP with Rainy or Snow weather boost
Empoleon is the only Water and Steel type Pokémon in the franchise, making it weak to Electric, Fighting, and Ground type moves.
Empoleon Raid Counters
The best counters for Empoleon are the following:
| # | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 4 | 109s |
| 2. |
Garchomp (Mega)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 4 | 116s |
| 3. |
Raikou (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 4 | 123s |
| 4. |
Excadrill (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 7 | 124s |
| 5. |
Xurkitree
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Discharge Electric | 5 | 124s |
| 6. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 6 | 124s |
| 7. |
Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 3 | 127s |
| 8. |
Electivire (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 6 | 125s |
| 9. |
Garchomp (Shadow)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 5 | 125s |
| 10. |
Zekrom
|
Charge Beam Electric | Fusion Bolt Electric | 3 | 130s |
| 11. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 3 | 127s |
| 12. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 5 | 127s |
| 13. |
Magnezone (Shadow)
|
Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 6 | 128s |
| 14. |
Zapdos (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 5 | 128s |
| 15. |
Machamp (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 7 | 129s |
| 16. |
Hariyama (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 6 | 132s |
| 17. |
Luxray (Shadow)
|
Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 6 | 133s |
| 18. |
Thundurus (Therian)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Wildbolt Storm Electric | 6 | 135s |
| 19. |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 6 | 135s |
| 20. |
Mamoswine (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | High Horsepower Ground | 8 | 136s |
| 21. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 6 | 137s |
| 22. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Zap Cannon Electric | 4 | 143s |
| 23. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 6 | 140s |
| 24. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 8 | 141s |
| 25. |
Swampert (Mega)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 4 | 145s |
| 26. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 6 | 143s |
| 27. |
Raikou
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 5 | 146s |
| 28. |
Toxicroak (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 9 | 146s |
| 29. |
Mewtwo (Shadow)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Thunderbolt Electric | 6 | 146s |
| 30. |
Manectric (Shadow)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 9 | 146s |
* marks a legacy move
Empoleon Stats and Match-ups
Empoleon
WaterSteel
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| Max CP at Level 40 2900 | Max CP at Level 50 3279 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 210 | DEF 186 | HP 197 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Electric Fighting Ground | Fairy Fire Ground Ice Rock | ||||
Moveset
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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You should note that Empoleon won’t have the legacy move Hydro Cannon in raids for this event.
Happy Tour, trainers!
