Empoleon (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Empoleon (disambiguation).

Empoleon エンペルト Emperte #395
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Types  Water  Steel   Water   Water   Water   Water   Water	Species Emperor Pokémon
Abilities Torrent ----- Defiant Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #009 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-208 Oblivia R-085 Oblivia (past) N-003 Not in any regional Browser
Height 5'07" Imperial 1.7m Metric 5'07"/1.7m 0.0m	Weight 186.3lbs Imperial 84.5kg Metric 186.3lbs/84.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Water 1 and Field groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 210 Battle Exp.: 2101*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Empoleon (Japanese: エンペルト Emperte) is a dual-type Water/Steel Pokémon.

It evolves from Prinplup starting at level 36. It is the final form of Piplup.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Barry's Empoleon 2.1.2 Kenny's Empoleon 2.2 Minor appearances 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 3.2 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Stats 5.3.1 Base stats 5.3.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 By a prior evolution 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles

Biology

Physiology

Empoleon is a large penguin-like Pokémon. In terms of color, it has a closer resemblance to a "real-world" penguin than its pre-evolved forms have because it is mostly black or navy blue as opposed to being a light blue. Its feet actually appear to have webbing on them. Its wings are tipped with blue metal and have three golden claws sticking out at the bottom. It has a short, blue, metal "fin" sticking out of its back and another "fin" that's on the front of its body that extends to where its chin would be then splits to form a sort of collar. This "collar" is probably because real penguins are said to be wearing "tuxedos," due to their black and white appearance. If one looks at Empoleon, it has a tie like fin in the middle of its belly, and the collar coming off it, this relates to the "tuxedo" of a penguin. There is a lace-like pattern of white coloration on its front, and it has two gold-colored spots on its upper-back. Its most prominent feature is the three-horned trident-like crest that extends from its beak. This crest represents an Empoleon's power and the leader of a colony of Empoleon, Prinplup, and Piplup will have the largest horns.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Empoleon can swim faster than a jet boat and, by using its razor sharp wings, can cut huge glaciers in a matter of seconds. As seen in the anime, Empoleon can jump and glide in the air like a penguin would on ice. It can also learn any attack that its pre-evolutions can learn, but Empoleon's attacks are stronger. As a fully-evolved Pokémon (and the final evolution of a Water-type starter Pokémon), Empoleon can learn Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, and Hydro Cannon.

Behavior

Given their immense pride, Empoleon are surprisingly social creatures. They live in large colonies led by the oldest and most powerful male. The leader has the largest horns on its head. Empoleon would often attack anyone who hurt its pride by slashing them with wings that is capable of splitting an ice floe.

Habitat

Wild Empoleon live in ice shelves in very cold climates. Although this is the climate they are used to, Empoleon can live in warmer climates too.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Barry's Empoleon

Empoleon made its debut appearance in the anime in Barry's Busting Out All Over! under the ownership of Barry.

Kenny's Empoleon

Kenny's Prinplup was revealed to have evolved in Last Call — First Round!.

Minor appearances

Empoleon first appeared in the movie The Rise of Darkrai under the ownership of a Trainer named Kai. He used it to battle Dawn's Piplup.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum owns an Empoleon that evolved in the Veilstone Department Store while her two companions and the bodyguards assigned to protect her were fighting off Team Galactic. This Empoleon then proved to be an invaluable ally in the Pastoria Gym challenge, and has continued as an integral part of her team.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Hareta owns an Empoleon that evolved after the Everstone Mitsumi gave it effects wore off which caused Piplup to evolve straight into an Empoleon, only being Prinplup for a moment. His Empoleon was valuable in the Mt. Coronet battle and risked its life to stop Cyrus.

In the TCG

Main article: Empoleon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} 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. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White If anyone were to hurt its pride, it would slash them with wings that can cleave through an ice floe. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Prinplup Platinum None Evolve Prinplup HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Generation V Black White None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Crevice Cave (B1-B10) Lower Crevice Cave (B1-B4) Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Ice Lake
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Mt. Sorbet Ice Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Beach: Sunny Seashore
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Iceberg Zone

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 84	144 - 191	278 - 372
Attack: 86	81 - 151	159 - 298
Defense: 88	83 - 154	162 - 302
Sp.Atk: 111	104 - 179	204 - 353
Sp.Def: 101	95 - 168	186 - 331
Speed: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 530   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/3 ★★★	Power 3/5 ★★★☆☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/4 ★★★☆	Total 16/20 ★★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel ¼× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice ¼× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Resistant against Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel ¼× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice ¼× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Unaffected by Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel ¼× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice ¼× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Damaged normally by Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel ¼× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 2× Psychic ½× Ice ¼× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
Start	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
4	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
8	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30
11	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
15	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
16	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
19	BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
24	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
28	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
33	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10
36	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
39	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85%	15
46	Mist	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
52	Drill Peck	Flying	Physical	80	100%	20
59	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Empoleon obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Empoleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Empoleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Empoleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Empoleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	—	—%	20
	Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—%	10
	Double Hit	Normal	Physical	35	90%	10
	FeatherDance	Flying	Status	—	100%	15
	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Empoleon in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Empoleon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Empoleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Empoleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Hydro Cannon	Water	Special	150	90%	5
B	W	Water Pledge	Water	Special	50	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Empoleon can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Empoleon cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Empoleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Empoleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	—%	15
	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Empoleon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Empoleon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (River Flow ×2) Browser entry   It attacks by spitting bubbles and blobs of water.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Empoleon is a Zone Keeper protecting the Beach Zone and the Iceberg Zone. He's the Attraction Chief of Empoleon's Snow Slide. He values a strong mind!

Evolution

Unevolved Piplup  Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Prinplup  Water

Level 36 →

Second evolution Empoleon  Water  Steel

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Empoleon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Empoleon.
• Empoleon is the only starter Pokémon that loses both its weakness and resistance against the initial types of the other two starter Pokémon in its final evolution, having no weakness or resistance against Grass- and Fire-type attacks. It instead gains weakness to both Torterra (a Ground-type Pokémon) and Infernape (a Fighting-type Pokémon).
• Empoleon has the highest base Special Attack of any final-form starter Pokémon, being just one point above Blaziken's.
• Empoleon is the only Steel-type Pokémon related to a starter Pokémon.
• Empoleon can learn the most HM moves of any starter Pokémon, learning seven. The only one it can't learn is Fly, even though it has wings, probably due to it being based on a penguin, a flightless bird.
• Empoleon is roughly the same height as its namesake Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Despite being Steel-type, Empoleon can only learn one Steel-type move through level-up.

Origin

Empoleon is based on an emperor penguin and an emperor-in reference to its crown and royal appearance. Also, the crown has the appearance of a trident, a fishing tool and supposed weapon of choice for the Greek god Poseidon. It also bears some resemblance to the royal penguin.

Name origin

Empoleon's name comes from Emperor (being as it is based on an emperor penguin) and Napoleon, Emperor of France. Its Japanese name comes from emperor and Bonaparte, Napoleon's last name.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Impoleon From Imperator, as in Emperor penguin, and Napoleon. French Pingoleon From pingouin and Napoleon. Korean 엠페르트 Emperte From emperor, as in Emperor penguin. Chinese (Mandarin) 帝王拿波 Dìwángnábō Combination of 帝王 and the first characters of 拿破崙·波拿巴 Ná​pò​lún​ Bō​ná​bā. When read as a sentence, it literally means "the emperor takes the wave". Chinese (Cantonese) 帝王拿波 Daiwòhngnàhbō Same as Mandarin name.

Related articles

• Barry's Empoleon
• Kenny's Empoleon
• Platinum's Empoleon

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