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 5-9
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 87.5% ♂, 12.5% ♀
EV yield 1 Special Attack
Mount None Egg Groups Water 1/Field	Behavior Timid 0% Neutral 50% Aggressive 50%
Modeled by karrybird	Textured by karrybird
Animated by karrybird	Voiced by Flairintha

Piplup is a Water-type starter Pokémon. It evolves into Prinplup at level 16, who evolves further into Empoleon at level 36.

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

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
Feather	50%	1
Raw Fish	100%	1

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 011 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 044 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 088 Bubble Water Special 40 100% 30 1111 Water Sport Water Status — — 15 1515 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35 1818 Bubble Beam 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 110 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 60 100% 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110 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 60 95% 15 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 TM104 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100% 20 TM116 Bide Normal Physical — — 10 TM127 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 TM132 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 TM133 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 TM135 Endure Normal Status — — 10 TM138 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 TM140 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10 TM149 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 TM152 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM156 Brine Water Special 65 100% 10 TM162 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20 TM163 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 TM165 Natural Gift Varies Physical — 100% 15 TM170 Confide Normal Status — — 20 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30 HM03 Surf Water Special 90 100% 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 move tutor

Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Water Pledge Water Special 80 100% 10

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

By event move tutor

Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP Sing Normal Status — 55% 15

By breeding

Parent   Move   Type   Category   Power   Accuracy   PP  Pikachu, Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Farfetch'd, Horsea, Seadra, Jolteon, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Feraligatr, Aipom, Girafarig, Sneasel, Mantine, Kingdra, Wingull, Surskit, Gorebyss, Buizel, Floatzel, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga Agility Psychic Status — — 30 Seel, Dewgong, Vaporeon, Marill, Azumarill, Corsola, Mantine, Milotic, Gorebyss Aqua Ring Water Status — — 20 Aipom, Girafarig, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Buizel, Floatzel, Mamoswine Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90% 10 Farfetch'd Feather Dance* Flying Status — — 15 Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Dunsparce, Swinub, Corsola, Phanpy, Zigzagoon, Slakoth, Slaking, Torkoal, Spinda, Feebas Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Wooper, Quagsire, Swinub, Piloswine, Mudkip, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Relicanth, Shellos, Gastrodon, Mamoswine Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15 Mantine, Wingull, Pelipper, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Slowpoke, Slowbro, Wooper, Quagsire, Slowking, Dunsparce, Kingdra, Slakoth, Slaking, Numel, Camerupt, Relicanth, Bidoof, Bibarel Yawn Normal Status — — 10

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

Breeding Requirements

Water
Item	Count
Scute	3
Water Bucket	2
Fresh Water	5