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#0393Gen IV

Piplup

Penguin Pokémon

water
Piplup

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked
Weak to
grass2×electric2×
Resists
steel½×fire½×water½×ice½×

    Its STAB attacks

    Super effective against
    groundrockfire
    Walled by
    watergrassdragon
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    Base stats

    HP53
    Attack51
    Defense53
    Sp. Atk61
    Sp. Def56
    Speed40
    Total 314
    EV yield
    1 Sp. Atk
    Base experience
    63

    Evolution

    Abilities

    Torrent

    When this Pokémon has 1/3 or less of its HP remaining, its Water-type moves inflict 1.5× as much regular damage.

    CompetitiveHidden

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

    Profile

    Height
    0.4 m 1′04″
    Weight
    5.2 kg 11.5 lbs
    Gender
    ♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%
    Egg groups
    Water 1, Field
    Hatch time
    20 cycles ~5,100 steps
    Catch rate
    45 Hard≈ 11.9% with a Poké Ball at full HP
    Base friendship
    70
    Growth rate
    Medium Slow

    Moves

    Scarlet & Violet
    Lv.MoveTypeCat.PwrAccPP
    1Poundnormal4010035
    4Growlnormal—10040
    8Water Gunwater4010025
    11Charmfairy—10020
    15Peckflying3510035
    18Bubble Beamwater6510020
    22Swaggernormal—8515
    25Fury Attacknormal158520
    29Brinewater6510010
    32Whirlpoolwater358515
    36Mistice——30
    39Drill Peckflying8010020
    43Hydro Pumpwater110805

    Where to find it

    Scarlet & Violet

    PokeAPI has no location data for Scarlet & Violet yet.

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    Pokédex entries

    No Pokédex entry in Scarlet & Violet; showing the latest one.

    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.

    Legends: Arceus
    All 5 Pokédex entries

    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.

    Legends: Arceus

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

    Alpha Sapphire · Y · Diamond

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

    Omega Ruby · X · HeartGold · SoulSilver

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

    Black 2 · White 2 · Black · White · Platinum

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