Empoleon (Pokkén)

	Empoleon; エンペルト Emperte
Availability	Arcade and Switch
Battle Style	Standard
HP	630
Burst Attack	Deep Blue Monarch

Empoleon (Japanese: 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 cancel to 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

Empoleon's Player 2 color, used when two Empoleon fight each other

External links

Battle Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament

Darkrai • Blaziken • Pikachu • Lucario • Gardevoir • Pikachu Libre • Scizor • Aegislash • Croagunk • Sceptile • Gengar • Decidueye • Machamp • Braixen • Empoleon • Blastoise • Mewtwo • Chandelure • Suicune • Weavile • Charizard • Garchomp • Shadow Mewtwo

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