Piplup (Diamond & Pearl 93)

Piplup LV.9
ポッチャマ Pochama

POP Series 8 print
Illus. Atsuko Nishida

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

60

weakness +10	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Diamond & Pearl
Rarity
English card no.	93/130
Japanese expansion	Space-Time Creation
Japanese rarity

Japanese Deck Kit	Entry Pack
Japanese Half Deck	Empoleon Half Deck

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

English expansion	DP Black Star Promos
English card no.	DP03
Japanese expansion	DP-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	008/DP-P

English expansion	POP Series 6
Rarity
English card no.	15/17
Japanese expansion	DP-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	019/DP-P

Deck Kit	Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit
Half Deck	Manaphy Half Deck
English card no.	5/12

English expansion	POP Series 8
Rarity
English card no.	15/17
Japanese expansion	DP-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	029/DP-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Piplup.

Piplup (Japanese: ポッチャマ Pochama) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

Peck
つつく

10

Water Splash
みずしぶき

20+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.

Pokédex data

Piplup - Penguin Pokémon

No.

393

Height

1'04" (0.4 m)

Weight

11.5 lbs. (5.2 kg)

Pokédex entry

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

プライドがたかくひとからたべものをもらうことをきらう。ながいうぶげがさむさをふせぐ。

Release information

This card was originally released in the Diamond & Pearl expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori. In March 2007, a Cosmos Holofoil variant of this print was one of the cards available in the US Template:Merch as a special sneak preview before the actual release of the expansion. It was subsequently released outside the US in Template:Merch later that year. This Holofoil variant was released again in the Template:Merch in January 2009, as well as being made available in several European countries as part of various Summer tour events taking place between July and October 2009.
Another Cosmos Holofoil variant was released at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2007. This print features a gold foil globe with "San Diego '07" in the bottom right corner of the artwork. The card was also later reprinted in the Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit. A promotional Mirror Reverse Holofoil variant with a "Diamond & Pearl" stamp was also released as part of a Burger King promotion in July 2008. In Japan, the card was reprinted as a promotional mini card as part of a 7-Eleven Poké Ball Lottery campaign in March 2007. This version, measuring 4.5cm × 6.5cm, was randomly packaged with certain 7-Eleven products in select stores.
The card was reprinted with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida as a DP Black Star Promo. It was released in June 2007 in Template:Merch. The Japanese version was released through a Meiji Chocolate promotion in February 2007. It was reprinted again in POP Series 6 with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida, the Japanese version available through a trade event at the 25th Next Generation World Hobby Fair in January 2007. Cosmos Holofoil variants of the POP Series 6 print were released in June 2008 in Template:Merch, and again in August 2008 in the Template:Merch. The card was reprinted yet again in POP Series 8 with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida, the Japanese version available through a McDonald's promotion in May 2007.