Empoleon (Pokkén Tournament)

Empoleon is a playable Standard-Style Pokémon in the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament (since December 15, 2016) and Pokkén Tournament DX.
==Move List==
Default Input 	Name 	Description 	Damage 	Move Type
Y (Field Phase) 	Ranged Attack 	Empoleon spits a water bubble out of his beak. 	30 	Normal
Side+ Y (Field Phase) 	Side Ranged Attack 	Empoleon slides to the side, creating three forward-moving water waves in the process. The farther Empoleon is from his opponent, the more damage this move does. 	10-20 	Normal
Forward+Y (Field Phase) 	Forward Ranged Attack 	Empoleon spins forward, shooting a trident-shaped water construct out of his head. 	40 	Normal
Backward+Y (Field Phase) 	Backward Ranged Attack 	Empoleon spins around as his right wing glows, forming a small whirlwind that moves diagonally upwards. Opponents can be hit by the spin if they're close enough. 	60 (Spin), 36 (Whirlwind) 	Normal
Y (Midair) (Field Phase) 	Jumping Ranged Attack 	Empoleon spins around, shooting out a wide arc of three water balls which turn into geysers on impact. Opponents can be hit by the spin if they're close enough 	63 (Spin), 54 (Projectiles) 	Normal
X, X, X (Field Phase) 	Homing Attack 	Empoleon skates towards his opponent, then hits them with his trident for the first X press, does a diagonal chop and spinning kick for the second, and a horizontal chop for the third. The third X press can be charged to break shields. 	96 (Normal), 132 (Charged) 	Normal
Backward+X (Field Phase) 	Backward Attack 	Empoleon spins on his stomach, forming a circle of ice on the floor. The player can hold X to slide. 	70 	Normal
X (Midair) 	Jumping Attack (Field Phase)/Midair Strong Attack (Duel Phase)	Empoleon slams his wing into the floor, forming a patch of ice underneath him. X can be held to slide. Causes a Phase Shift. 	100 (Field Phase), 70 (Duel Phase)	Normal
Y, Y (Duel Phase) 	Weak Attack 	Empoleon does a dual chop with his wings. 	60 	Normal
Y, X/Y, Y, X (Duel Phase) 	Weak Attack ~ Strong Attack Follow-up 	Empoleon follows Weak Attack up by forming a line of ice on the floor in front of him and spinning forward on his stomach. X can be held to slide. 	85 	Normal
Forward+Y, Y (Duel Phase) 	Forward Weak Attack 	Empoleon does an inwards dual wing chop with the first Y press and an outward wing chop with the second. 	104 	Normal
Up+Y (Duel Phase) 	High Stance Weak Attack 	Similar to the Backwards Ranged Attack. 	60 (Spin), 36 (Projectile) 	Normal
Down+Y (Duel Phase) 	Low Stance Weak Attack 	Empoleon performs a low wing swipe. 	30 	Normal
Y (Midair) (Duel Phase) 	Midair Weak Attack 	Similar to Jumping Ranged Attack, but the water balls follow the same trajectory and don't form geysers when they land. 	54 (Spin), 54 (Projectiles) 	Normal
X (Duel Phase) 	Strong Attack 	Empoleon performs a vertical chop. Hits twice. 	70 	Normal
Backward+X (Duel Phase) 	Backward Strong Attack 	Empoleon slams his wings onto his opponent. 	81 	Normal
Up+X (Duel Phase) 	High Stance Strong Attack 	Empoleon does a forward flip kick and slams his wing onto the opponent. 	80 	Normal
Down+X (Duel Phase) 	Low Stance Strong Attack 	Similar to Weak Attack ~ Strong Attack Follow-up, but only the X press. X can be held to slide. 	70 	Normal
Y+B 	Grab Attack 	In Duel Phase, Empoleon throws his opponent into the air, spins them on a water trident projecting from his head, and then shoots a vertical water jet into them. In Field Phase, Empoleon freezes his opponent with Ice Beam, then slides forward through them.	90 (Duel Phase), 60 (Duel Phase) 	Grab
X+A 	Counter Attack 	Empoleon slashes with his wing. Can be charged by holding the buttons. 	60 (Normal), 90 (Charged) 	Counter
A 	Aqua Jet 	Empoleon spins forward surrounded by water. If hit during this move, the damage increases. Has several follow-up moves. 	50-90 	Normal
Forward+A 	Ice Beam 	Empoleon shoots a beam of icy energy out of his beak, freezing the ground below it. Holding A lets Empoleon slide on the ice. 	80 	Normal
Backward+A 	Defog 	Empoleon forms a cloud of fog in front of him, then slashes through it with both wings. Neutralizes enemy projectiles and has the same follow-up moves as Aqua Jet. 	80 	Normal
A (Midair) 	Steel Wing 	The edges of Empoleon's wings glow blue and he does two spinning slashes. 	90 	Normal
Up+A (Duel Phase) 	Drill Peck 	Empoleon points his beak in the air and spins as yellow energy spins around him. Has the same follow-up moves as Aqua Jet and Defog. 	50 	Normal
Y (During Aqua Jet, Defog, or Drill Peck) 	Cut 	Empoleon's wing glows blue and he performs a vertical slash. 	112 	Normal
X (During Aqua Jet, Defog, or Drill Peck) 	Waterfall 	Empoleon jumps into the air surrounded by water. 	144 	Normal
A (During Aqua Jet, Defog, or Drill Peck) 	Rock Smash 	Empoleon stomps, causing a rock to come out of the ground in front of him. He then punches the rock, which breaks it apart. Lowers the opponent's Defense and pierces counters. 	150 	Counter
B (During Aqua Jet, Defog, or Drill Peck) 	Surf 	Empoleon forms a wave under himself and stands up on it as it moves forward. Hits multiple times. 	170 	Counter
Hold X (During Backward Attack, Jumping Attack, Midair Strong Attack, Weak Attack ~ Strong Attack Follow-up, or Low Stance Strong Attack)/ Hold A (During Ice Beam)	Slide 	Empoleon slides on the ice. Leads into several moves. 	N/A 	N/A
Y (During Slide) (Field Phase)/X (During Slide) (Field Phase) 	Slide ~ Attack 	If Y is pressed, then Empoleon performs Ranged Attack. If X is pressed, Empoleon slides forwards on his stomach. 	40 	Normal
B (During Slide) 	Slide ~ Jump 	Empoleon does a spin jump. 	N/A 	N/A
A (During Slide) 	Hydro Cannon: Rush 	Empoleon turns around and shoots out a massive volume of water from between his wings, propelling him forward. Both the water and Empoleon impacting the opponent do damage. 	160 	Normal
Y (During Slide) (Duel Phase)/X (During Slide) (Duel Phase) 	Slide ~ Attack 	Y and X perform Weak Attack and Strong Attack respectively. 	31 (Y), 72 (X) 	Normal
L+R (During Synergy Burst) 	Deep Blue Monarch 	Empoleon forms a whirlpool at his feet, which sucks the opponent underwater. Empoleon then rushes into the opponent from multiple angles before shooting a blast of water at the opponent. 	220 	Grab
===Poké Combos===
Default Input 	Name 	Description 	Damage	Move Type
Y, Y (Field Phase) 	Poké Combo 1	Ranged Attack followed by Aqua Jet 	102 	Normal
Y, Y, Y (Duel Phase) 	Poké Combo 2	Weak Attack followed by Aqua Jet 	108 	Normal
Forward+Y, Y, Y (Duel Phase)	Poké Combo 3	Forward Weak Attack followed by Aqua Jet 	139 	Normal
Down+Y, Y (Duel Phase) 	Poké Combo 4	Low Stance Weak Attack followed by Aqua Jet	70 	Normal
==Trivia==
* Empoleon, Blaziken, and Decidueye are the only bird-like Pokémon playable in Pokkén Tournament. In addition, all three are fully-evolved, dual-type Starter Pokémon that are Standard style and implied to be male in this game.
==See also==
* Empoleon
Category:Pokémon playable in Pokkén Tournament
Category:Standard Style Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament