Empoleon エンペルト Emperte
Availability
Arcade and Switch
Battle Style
Standard
HP
630
Burst Attack
Deep Blue Monarch
Empoleon エンペルト Emperte ) is a Battle Pokémon in the arcade and Nintendo Switch versions of the fighting game Pokkén Tournament . It is a Standard style fighter.
Move list Burst Attack
Move name
Command
Use
Notes
Type
Deep Blue Monarch
with Synergy Burst active: L + R
-
can be used from Aqua Jet , Defog , and Drill Peck
Grab Attack
Pokémon moves
Move name
Command
Use
Notes
Type
Aqua Jet
A
Make an opening for more attacks
when the attack lands, cancelable with a follow-up Pokémon move / attack properties change depending on when the attack lands / powered up during Synergy Burst
Normal Attack
Ice Beam
✚ forward + A
-
can change trajectory by pressing ✚ diagonally forward (Field Phase) / cancelable with R
Normal Attack
Ice Beam to Slide
✚ forward + A (hold)
For surprise attacks
can change trajectory by pressing ✚ diagonally forward (Field Phase) / cancelable with R
Normal Attack
Defog
✚ back + A
-
can cancel out certain long-range attacks / cancelable with a follow-up Pokémon move / powered up during Synergy Burst
Normal Attack
Steel Wing
midair A
-
pierces counter attacks
Normal Attack
Duel Phase only
Drill Peck
✚ up + A
Counter
cancelable with a follow-up Pokémon move
Normal Attack
Follow-up Pokémon moves
Cut
during Aqua Jet and other actions: Y
-
-
Normal Attack
Waterfall
during Aqua Jet and other actions: X
Counter
-
Normal Attack
Rock Smash
during Aqua Jet and other actions: A
-
pierces counter attacks / decreases opponent’s defense
Counter Attack
Surf
during Aqua Jet and other actions: midair A , A
-
cancelable with R (can transition to all midair attacks)
Normal Attack
Standard moves
Move name
Command
Use
Notes
Type
grab attack
Y + B
Overcome blocks
-
Grab Attack
counter attack
X + A
Counter
cancelable with ✚ + R
Counter Attack
counter attack: charge
X + A (hold)
-
pierces counter attacks
Counter Attack
Synergy Burst
with Synergy Gauge MAX: L + R
-
Aqua Jet and Defog are powered up during Synergy Burst
-
Field Phase only
Poké Combo 1 Y , Y
-
-
Normal Attack
Ranged Attack
Y
Use to stop your opponent
cancelable with a Pokémon move
Normal Attack
chain Ranged Attack
Y , X
-
-
Normal Attack
chain Ranged Attack to Slide
Y , X (hold)
-
can change direction of Slide with ✚
Normal Attack
side Ranged Attack
✚ sideways + Y
Use to stop your opponent
-
Normal Attack
chain side Ranged Attack
✚ sideways + Y , Y
-
-
Normal Attack
forward Ranged Attack
✚ forward + Y
Use to shift phases
-
Normal Attack
backward Ranged Attack
✚ back + Y
Effective against airborne opponents
-
Normal Attack
jumping Ranged Attack
midair Y
Use to stop your opponent
can move with ✚
Normal Attack
Homing Attack
X , X , X
-
cancelable with R or B
Normal Attack
Homing Attack: charge
X , X , X (hold)
-
pierces counter attacks / Guard Break
Normal Attack
backward attack
✚ back + X
-
-
Normal Attack
backward attack to Slide
✚ back + X (hold)
-
can change direction of Slide with ✚
Normal Attack
jumping attack
midair X
Use to shift phases
can change trajectory with ✚
Normal Attack
jumping attack to Slide
midair X (hold)
For surprise attacks
can change direction of Slide with ✚
Normal Attack
Duel Phase only
Poké Combo 2 Y , Y , Y
Major damage dealer
-
Normal Attack
weak attack
Y , Y
-
cancelable with a Pokémon move
Normal Attack
weak attack to strong attack follow-up
Y , X or Y , Y , X
-
-
Normal Attack
weak attack to strong attack follow-up to Slide
Y , X (hold) or Y , Y , X (hold)
-
can change direction of Slide by pressing ✚ forward and backward
Normal Attack
Poké Combo 3 ✚ forward + Y , Y , Y
-
-
Normal Attack
forward weak attack
✚ forward + Y , Y
-
cancelable with a Pokémon move
Normal Attack
high stance weak attack
✚ up + Y
Effective against airborne opponents
-
Normal Attack
Poké Combo 4 ✚ down + Y , Y
-
-
Normal Attack
low stance weak attack
✚ down + Y
-
cancelable with a Pokémon move
Normal Attack
midair weak attack
midair Y
-
can move with ✚
Normal Attack
strong attack
X
Major damage dealer
-
Normal Attack
back strong attack
✚ back + X
-
-
Normal Attack
high stance strong attack
✚ up + X
Effective against grab attacks
-
Normal Attack
low stance strong attack
✚ down + X
-
can change distance traveled with diagonal back input on ✚
Normal Attack
low stance strong attack to Slide
✚ down + X (hold)
-
can change distance traveled by pressing ✚ forward or backward
Normal Attack
midair strong attack
midair X
-
-
Normal Attack
midair strong attack to Slide
midair X (hold)
-
can change distance traveled by pressing ✚ forward or backward
Normal Attack
Slide moves
Move name
Command
Use
Notes
Type
Slide
✚ forward + A (hold), etc.
-
-
-
Slide to attack
during Slide:Y or X
-
can transition into attacks suited to each phase
Normal Attack
Slide to jump
during Slide: B
-
can change trajectory with ✚ (Duel Phase) / can transition into all midair attacks
-
Slide to jump
during Slide: A
-
can simultaneously attack forward and backward
Normal Attack
Recommended combos
Combo
Command
Type
Duel Phase only
counter attack: charge ► Poké Combo 2 Cut
X + A (during critical hit) ► Y , Y , Y cancel to Y
Counter Attack
strong attack ► Defog cancel to Surf
X ► ✚ back + A cancel to B
Normal Attack
midair strong attack to Slide ► weak attack cancel to Drill Peck
midair X (hold) ► during Slide: Y , Y cancel to ✚ up + A
Normal Attack
Gallery External links Related articles For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Empoleon .
Empoleon's Player 2 color, used when two Empoleon fight each other
