Prinplup (Pokémon)
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| Prinplup ポッタイシ Pottaishi | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| National Dex | #394 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #008 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-207 |
| Type | Water |
| Species | Penguin Pokémon |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 50.7 lbs. (23.0kg) |
| Ability | Torrent |
| Egg groups | Water 1 |
| Ground | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 SpA |
| Exp. yield | 143 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
Prinplup (Japanese: ポッタイシ Pottaishi) is a Water-type Pokémon.
Prinplup 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.
Prinplup evolves from Piplup starting at Level 16 and into Empoleon starting at Level 36.
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Biology
Physiology
Prinplup resembles a blue penguin. It has yellow three-toed feet. Its body is mostly light-blue. There are four button-like spots on its stomach. Its wings are dark-blue with light-blue tips. It apparently has claws hidden in the flesh of its wings because it can learn Metal Claw and Shadow Claw. It has an owl-like face and two yellow crests running across the top of its head.
Gender differences
None
Special abilities
Prinplup's wings have the power to snap a tree trunk in two. Prinplup is also stronger at anything that Piplup is capable of and can learn Metal Claw and Shadow Claw.
Behavior
Prinplup tend to have a very high sense of self-pride.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
In Dawn of a New Era, three young trainers stopped by with their starter Pokémon. However, the girl that was in this group had a Prinplup.
Prinplup also appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters under the ownership of Kenny. In the following episode, it battled against Dawn's Piplup.
In the manga
Berlitz owns a Prinplup when her Piplup evolved.
In the TCG
- Main article: Prinplup (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important. |
| Pearl | Its wings deliver wicked blows that snap even the thickest of trees. It searches for prey in icy seas. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve from Piplup |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Hiaburu Field |
Base stats
| HP: | 64 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 66 | |
| Defense: | 68 | |
| SpAtk: | 81 | |
| SpDef: | 76 | |
| Speed: | 50 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Learnset
Prinplup is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Prinplup, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. |
| Start | Tackle |  | 
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| Growl | | 
| |
| 4 | Growl | |
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| 8 | Bubble |  | 
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| 11 | Water Sport | |
|
| 15 | Peck |  |
|
| 16 | Metal Claw |  |
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| 19 | Bide | |
|
| 24 | Bubblebeam | |
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| 28 | Fury Attack | |
|
| 33 | Brine | |
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| 37 | Whirlpool | |
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| 42 | Mist |  |
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| 46 | Drill Peck | |
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| 51 | 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 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock |
| TM78 | Captivate |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk |
| TM83 | Natural Gift |
| TM86 | Grass Knot |
| TM87 | Swagger |
| TM88 | Pluck |
| TM90 | Substitute |
| HM01 | Cut |
| HM03 | Surf |
| HM04 | Strength |
| HM05 | Defog |
| HM06 | Rock Smash |
| HM07 | Waterfall |
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Cut x2 |
Evolution
Level 16
Prinplup
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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 394.png | Image:Spr 4p 394.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 394 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Prinplup images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Oddly, Prinplup can learn Metal Claw despite not having actual claws.
Origin
Prinplup is seemingly based on a macaroni penguin.
Name origin
Its Japanese name is a combination of the words ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha, meaning both to splash in water and to have a plump appearance, and 皇太子 kōtaishi, crown prince - in reference to its evolution into an emperor penguin of sorts. Its English name uses the same pun, "prince" and "plup", the sound of hitting the water
In other languages
Related articles
External links
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