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Piplup
Penguin Pokémon
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.
Piplup Profile
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 5.2 kg
- Abilities
- Torrent, Competitive (hidden)
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation IV
Piplup Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Piplup's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Piplup?
See the full Piplup weakness guide — best counters included →
Piplup Evolutions
Lv. 16
Where to Catch Piplup
In Diamond, Piplup can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Sinnoh map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Piplup Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 4 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Water Gun | Water | Special | Lv. 8 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | Lv. 11 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Peck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 15 | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | Lv. 18 | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | Lv. 22 | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | Lv. 25 | 15 | 85% | 20 | |
| Brine | Water | Special | Lv. 29 | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Whirlpool | Water | Special | Lv. 32 | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Mist | Ice | Status | Lv. 36 | — | — | 30 | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 39 | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | Special | Lv. 43 | 110 | 80% | 5 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 5 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 40 | — | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Flip Turn | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Haze | Ice | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Ice Spinner | Ice | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Liquidation | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snowscape | Ice | Status | TM / HM | 0 | — | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Surf | Water | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Triple Axel | Ice | Physical | TM / HM | 20 | 90% | 10 | |
| Water Pledge | Water | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Waterfall | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | Egg | — | — | 20 | |
| Feather Dance | Flying | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Power Trip | Dark | Physical | Egg | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Roost | Flying | Status | Egg | — | — | 5 | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | Egg | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 55% | 20 | |
| Yawn | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 |
Piplup Questions & Answers
- What is Piplup weak to?
- Piplup takes extra damage from Grass (2×) and Electric (2×) type attacks.
- What is Piplup resistant to?
- Piplup takes reduced damage from Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), and Ice (½×) type attacks.
- What is Piplup strong against?
- Piplup's Water type attacks are super effective against Ground, Rock, and Fire Pokémon.
- What type is Piplup?
- Piplup is a Water-type Pokémon.
- What does Piplup evolve into?
- Piplup evolves into Prinplup.
- What are Piplup's base stats?
- Piplup has a base stat total of 314 — HP 53, Attack 51, Defense 53, Sp. Atk 61, Sp. Def 56, Speed 40.