Popplio Evolution
Popplio Abilities
Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Sound-based moves become Water-type.
Popplio 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 1 | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |
| Water Gun | water | special | 40 | 100 | Level 3 | The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. |
| Disarming Voice | fairy | special | 40 | – | Level 6 | Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. |
| Aqua Jet | water | physical | 40 | 100 | Level 9 | The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. |
| Baby Doll Eyes | fairy | status | – | 100 | Level 12 | The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first. |
| Icy Wind | ice | special | 55 | 95 | Level 15 | The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats. |
| Sing | normal | status | – | 55 | Level 18 | A soothing lullaby is sung in a beautiful voice that puts the target to sleep. |
| Bubble Beam | water | special | 65 | 100 | Level 21 | A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. |
| Encore | normal | status | – | 100 | Level 24 | The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. |
| Misty Terrain | fairy | status | – | – | Level 27 | This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns. |
| Hyper Voice | normal | special | 90 | 100 | Level 30 | The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry. |
| Moonblast | fairy | special | 95 | 100 | Level 33 | Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Hydro Pump | water | special | 110 | 80 | Level 36 | The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. |
| Acrobatics | flying | physical | 55 | 100 | TM | The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item. |
| Amnesia | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. |
| Blizzard | ice | special | 110 | 70 | TM | A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. |
| Charm | fairy | status | – | 100 | TM | The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| 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. |
| Draining Kiss | fairy | special | 50 | 100 | TM | The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target. |
| 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. |
| Flip Turn | water | physical | 60 | 100 | TM | After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. |
| 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. |
| Play Rough | fairy | physical | 90 | 90 | TM | The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Uproar | normal | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. |
| 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. |
| Whirlpool | water | special | 35 | 85 | TM | The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns. |
| Aqua Ring | water | status | – | – | Egg | The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn. |
| Life Dew | water | status | – | – | Egg | The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle. |
| Perish Song | normal | status | – | – | Egg | Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle. |
Popplio Sprites
This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It’s famous for being a hard worker.
This Pokémon can control water bubbles. It practices diligently so it can learn to make big bubbles.
The balloons it inflates with its nose grow larger and larger as it practices day by day.
Popplio gets on top of its bouncy water balloons to jump higher. It’s quite the acrobatic fighter!
It creates special bouncy balloons to send at its opponents. When the balloons pop, the sheer force of their bursting is what deals damage.
Popplio's Japanese name is Ashimari (アシマリ). Here are all the official names for Popplio across different languages:
Popplio Breeding
How to Get Popplio
Popplio 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 Popplio in every game where it is available:
About Popplio
Popplio is a Water-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 7. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 320, Popplio is classified as a Sea Lion Pokémon and is part of the Popplio → Brionne → Primarina evolution line.
In competitive play, Popplio is placed in the Untiered tier where it holds a 0% usage rate. Its key abilities are Torrent and Liquid Voice, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Popplio is weak to Electric, Grass-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Popplio can learn 67 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include . Standing at 0.4m tall and weighing 7.5kg, Popplio has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Alola region games.