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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.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight5.2 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
53
Attack
51
Defense
53
Sp. Atk
61
Sp. Def
56
Speed
40
Total
314
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Piplup can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Piplup.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 6 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 11 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 11 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Water Sport | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 18 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 22 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 25 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 25 | Roost | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 29 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 34 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 39 | Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Piplup can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
