Piplup is a Water-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 4.

#393 Piplup

water

Height0.4 m(1'04")

Weight5.2 kg(11.5 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 4

Piplup Evolution

PiplupLevel 1

PrinplupLevel 16

EmpoleonLevel 36

Piplup's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	53		247
Attack	51		138
Defense	53		142
Sp. Atk	61		158
Sp. Def	56		148
Speed	40		116
		0/508	949

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Piplup Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

CompetitiveHidden

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

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Piplup Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Pound	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
Growl	normal	status	–	100	Level 4	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 8	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	Level 11	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Peck	flying	physical	35	100	Level 15	The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn to inflict damage.
Bubble Beam	water	special	65	100	Level 18	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Swagger	normal	status	–	85	Level 22	The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply boosts the target's Attack stat.
Fury Attack	normal	physical	15	85	Level 25	The user attacks by jabbing the target with a horn, a beak, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Brine	water	special	65	100	Level 29	This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	Level 32	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Level 36	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Drill Peck	flying	physical	80	100	Level 39	A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 43	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Disarming Voice	fairy	special	40	–	TM	Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snowscape	ice	status	0	–	TM	The user summons a snowstorm lasting five turns. This boosts the Defense stats of Ice types.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Triple Axel	ice	physical	20	90	TM	A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successful hit.
Water Pledge	water	special	80	100	TM	A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire counterpart, this move's power is boosted and a rainbow appears.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Aqua Ring	water	status	–	–	Egg	The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn.
Feather Dance	flying	status	–	100	Egg	The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.
Power Trip	dark	physical	20	100	Egg	The user boasts its strength and attacks the target. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Roost	flying	status	–	–	Egg	The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half its max HP.
Snore	normal	special	50	100	Egg	This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch.
Supersonic	normal	status	–	55	Egg	The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Yawn	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn.

Piplup Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Diamond

Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.

Pearl

It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt.

Platinum

A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.

HeartGold

It doesn’t like to be taken care of. It’s difficult to bond with since it won’t listen to its Trainer.

Legends: Arceus

Prefers cold climes and appears along coasts. It's an adorable little thing—as cute as any child—but it's also prideful, unwilling to accept handouts from people.

In Other Languages

Piplup's Japanese name is Pochama (ポッチャマ). Here are all the official names for Piplup across different languages:

JapaneseポッチャマPochama

Korean팽도리

Chinese (Traditional)波加曼

FrenchTiplouf

GermanPlinfa

SpanishPiplup

ItalianPiplup

Chinese (Simplified)波加曼

Piplup Breeding

Species

Penguin Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water1 Ground

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience63

How to Get Piplup

Piplup is not catchable in the wild in most mainline Pokemon games – it is typically received as a gift or chosen as a starter Pokemon. Here is how to obtain Piplup in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Sinnoh (Platinum) #7 Hisui #161 Blueberry #197

GameMethodLocationDetails

DiamondGiftLake verity before galactic intervention–

PearlGiftLake verity before galactic intervention–

PlatinumGiftSinnoh route 201–

Omega RubyGiftHoenn route 101–

Alpha SapphireGiftHoenn route 101–

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