Piplup (Pokémon)
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| Piplup ポッチャマ Pochama | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| National Dex | #393 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #007 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-206 |
| Type | Water |
| Species | Penguin Pokémon |
| Height | 1′04″ (0.4m) |
| Weight | 11.5 lbs. (5.2kg) |
| Ability | Torrent |
| Egg groups | Water 1 |
| Ground | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpA |
| Exp. yield | 66 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
Piplup (Japanese: ポッチャマ Pochama) is a Water-type Pokémon. Along with Turtwig and Chimchar, it is one of the three starter Pokémon the player receives at the beginning of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Piplup comes with the ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.
Piplup evolves into Prinplup at Level 16 and into Empoleon at Level 36.
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Biology
Physiology
Piplup resembles a penguin chick and also looks a little bit like Torchic. It has yellow feet and a light-blue body. There are two white spots on its chest that seem to resemble buttons on a suit. It also appears to have a blue cape. It has a circular, blue head with white circles around its eyes and a small, yellow beak.
Despite the fact that Piplup is a Penguin Pokémon, it is a pure Water-type.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Piplup mainly know how to use Water attacks such as Bubble, but they also know pecking attacks.
Behavior
Piplup have a large sense of self-pride. Because of this, a Piplup has a hard time accepting food from humans.
Habitat
Piplup live along the sea shore in colder climates. However, Piplup are quite rare and they're usually given out by Professor Rowan to new Pokémon trainers in the Sinnoh Region.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Dawn began her journey in Sinnoh with a Piplup. In Following a Maiden's Voyage, Piplup and the starter Chimchar got into a fight over their food, with Piplup causing chaos by using Bubble on the interior of Professor Rowan's lab in pursuit of Chimchar. The two escape, and Dawn is given the task of finding them. She finds Piplup, and the two narrowly escape an Ariados attack. Back at Rowan's lab, Chimchar having been found by Rowan's Staraptor, Dawn chooses Piplup.
As the Diamond & Pearl series continued, Dawn kept Piplup out of its Poké Ball more and more often, much like Ash does with his Pikachu. There have been entire episodes in which Piplup is not seen in its Ball even once.
Kenny also had a Piplup at one time. It evolved into Prinplup before his first appearance.
In the manga
Much like her anime counterpart, Berlitz of Pokémon Special began her journey with a Piplup. It eventually evolved into Prinplup, and later, into Empoleon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Piplup (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
On being released from a Poké Ball, Piplup slides along the stage using Surf. Anyone caught in it will be pushed, possibly off the stage.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold. |
| Pearl | It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | One | Starter Pokémon from Professor Rowan's briefcase near Lake Verity |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 | Starter Pokémon |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Hiaburu Field |
Base stats
| HP: | 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 51 | |
| Defense: | 53 | |
| SpAtk: | 61 | |
| SpDef: | 56 | |
| Speed: | 40 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Learnset
Piplup is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. |
| Start | Pound |  | 
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| 4 | Growl | | 
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| 8 | Bubble |  | 
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| 11 | Water Sport | |
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| 15 | Peck |  |
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| 18 | Bide | |
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| 22 | Bubblebeam | |
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| 25 | Fury Attack | |
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| 29 | Brine | |
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| 32 | Whirlpool | |
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| 36 | Mist |  |
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| 39 | Drill Peck | |
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| 43 | Hydro Pump | |
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By TM/HM
| # | Generation IV |
|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse |
| TM06 | Toxic |
| TM07 | Hail |
| TM10 | Hidden Power |
| TM13 | Ice Beam |
| TM14 | Blizzard |
| TM17 | Protect |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |
| TM21 | Frustration |
| TM27 | Dig |
| TM31 | Brick Break |
| TM32 | Double Team |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace |
| TM42 | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power |
| TM44 | Rest |
| TM45 | Attract |
| TM55 | Brine |
| TM56 | Fling |
| TM58 | Endure |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock |
| TM78 | Captivate |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk |
| TM83 | Natural Gift |
| TM86 | Grass Knot |
| TM87 | Swagger |
| TM88 | Pluck |
| TM90 | Substitute |
| HM01 | Cut |
| HM03 | Surf |
| HM05 | Defog |
| HM07 | Waterfall |
By breeding
By tutoring
None.
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: None |
Evolution
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Basic
Piplup
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 393.png | Image:Spr 4p 393.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 393 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Piplup images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Piplup closely resembles a Clippen from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. Like Piplup, it also has Water characteristics.
- Piplup is the only Water-type starter Pokémon that can't use Water Gun.
- Piplup is also the second starter Pokémon based on a bird, The first was Torchic.
Origin
Piplup is based on a baby penguin.
Name origin
Piplup may be derived from "Pip", a stage of growth in baby birds immediately before they hatch from the eggshell, and possibly "plop" or "plup", the sound of hitting the water.
Pochama may be derived from 坊っちゃま botchama, meaning child, with the P perhaps coming from penguin. It may also be based on ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha, which means either splashing in water or having a plump appearance. Alternatively, it may be derived from おぼっちゃま obotchama, a term that refers to children with wealthy parents.
In other languages
- German: Plinfa
- French: Tiplouf
- Korean: 팽도리 Paengdori
- Chinese (Taiwan): 波加曼 Bō Jiā Màn
Related articles
External links
- Article on Wikipedia
- Splash, the fanlisting for Piplup at The Anime Fanlistings Network
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