Empoleon

GBL Note Analysis

Basis: PvPoke simulation · last-30-day field meta · S27 New Beginnings

✔ Strengths & how to use

• Its Closer · Switch role scores are all high, so it isn't tied to one slot and can flex across positions.
• It posts favorable results against current field-meta staples Lickilicky(#1) · Tinkaton(#2) · Jumpluff(#23), giving it real value as a meta counter.
• On defense it double-resists Ice · Poison · Steel · resists Normal · Water · Flying · Psychic · Bug · Rock etc, holding up well against those attackers.

⚠ Weaknesses & threats

• On defense it is weak to Electric · Fighting · Ground, so watch out for those attackers.
• That said, it's unfavored into threats like Jellicent, so avoid that head-to-head.

GBL Note verdict

At a 6% real pick rate, it sees moderate use in Great League. Ranked #4 on paper but #19 by real usage — picked less than its rating suggests.

Empoleon — Great League S-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →

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