Piplup

←(#392) Infernape

Piplup (#393)

Prinplup (#394)→

Piplup #393
Type Water Normal	Catch rate 45
Abilities Torrent	Hidden Ability Defiant
Spawn time Dawn/Dusk/Night	Level range in wild None
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 50% ♂, 50% ♀
EV yield 1 Special Attack
Mount None Egg Groups Water 1/Field	Behavior Timid 0% Neutral 50% Aggressive 20%
Modeled by Unknown	Textured by Unknown
Animated by Unknown	Voiced by N/A

Piplup is a Water-type starter Pokémon that evolves into Prinplup at level 16.

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

Spawn rate

Biome	Time	Location	Rate
Cold Beach	Dawn/Dusk	Land	7.092%
Cold Beach	Night	Land	5.848%
Cold Taiga	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.268%
Cold Taiga	Night	Land	1.678%
Cold Taiga Hills	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.268%
Cold Taiga Hills	Night	Land	1.479%
Cold Taiga M	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.268%
Cold Taiga M	Night	Land	1.479%
Frozen Ocean	Dawn/Dusk	Land	7.092%
Frozen Ocean	Night	Land	5.848%
Frozen River	Dawn/Dusk	Land	10.989%
Frozen River	Night	Land	4.739%
Ice Mountains	Dawn/Dusk	Land	4.525%
Ice Mountains	Night	Land	2.375%
Ice Plains	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.69%
Ice Plains	Night	Land	2.558%
Ice Plains Spikes	Dawn/Dusk	Land	3.69%
Ice Plains Spikes	Night	Land	2.123%

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
Ice	10%	1
Raw Fish	80%	3
Snow	10%	1
Snowball	50%	2

Stats

HP: 53

Attack: 51

Defense: 53

Sp. Atk: 61

Sp. Def: 56

Speed: 40

Total: 314

Type effectiveness

1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	½×	1×	1×	2×	1×	½×	1×	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×

Moves

By level

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP 001 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 044 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 088 Bubble Water Special 20 100% 30 1111 Water Sport Water Status — — 15 1515 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35 1818 BubbleBeam Water Special 65 100% 20 2222 Bide Normal Physical — — 10 2525 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 2929 Brine Water Special 65 100% 10 3232 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85% 15 3636 Mist Ice Status — — 30 3939 Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100% 20 4343 Hydro Pump Water Special 120 80% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Piplup.

By TM/HM

TM Move Type Category Power Accuracy  PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10 TM07 Hail Ice Status — — 10 TM10 Hidden Power Varies Special — 100% 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 120 70% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status — — 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status — — 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM27 Return Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status — — 15 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 — 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 40 100% 15 TM55 Scald Water Special 80 100% 15 TM56 Fling Dark Physical — 100% 10 TM60 Quash Dark Status — 100% 15 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status — 90% 15 TM88 Pluck Flying Physical 60 100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status — — 10 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30 HM03 Surf Water Special 95 100% 15 HM05 Defog Flying Status — — 15 HM07 Waterfall Water Physical 80 100% 15 HM09 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85% 15 HM10 Dive Water Physical 80 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Piplup.

By breeding

Parent   Move   Type   Category   Power   Accuracy   PP  PikachuRaichuGrowlitheArcaninePonytaRapidashFarfetch'dHorseaSeadraJolteonDratiniDragonairDragoniteFeraligatrAipomGirafarigSneaselMantineWeavileZoruaZoroarkEmolga Agility Psychic Status — — 30 SeelDewgongVaporeonMarillAzumarillCorsolaMantine Aqua Ring Water Status — — 20 AipomGirafarigMamoswine Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90% 10 Farfetch'd FeatherDance* Flying Status — 100% 15 TotodileCroconawFeraligatrDunsparceCorsolaPhanpyDonphan Flail Normal Physical 100% 15 SeelDewgongSneaselSwinubPiloswineWeavileGlaceonMamoswine Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 DiglettDugtrioSwinubPiloswineMudkipMarshtompSwampertMamoswineSandileKrokorokKrookodile Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 WooperQuagsireSwinubPiloswineMudkipMarshtompSwampertMamoswine Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15 TeddiursaUrsaringSphealSealeoWalrein Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Mantine Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 SlowpokeSlowbroWooperQuagsireSlowkingDunsparceKingdraNumelCamerupt Yawn Normal Status — — 10

An asterisk (*) indicates a move that must be chain bred onto Piplup.

Gallery

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  Shiny Piplup

Starter Pokémon
Generation 1 Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle Generation 2 Chikorita Cyndaquil Totodile Generation 3 Treecko Torchic Mudkip Generation 4 Turtwig Chimchar Piplup Generation 5 Snivy Tepig Oshawott Generation 6 Chespin Fennekin Froakie Generation 7 Rowlet Litten Popplio Generation 8 Grookey Scorbunny Sobble Generation 9 Sprigatito Fuecoco Quaxly