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piplup
#393

Piplup

Penguin Pokémon

Water

It doesn’t like to be taken care of. It’s difficult to bond with since it won’t listen to its Trainer.

Base Stats

HP 53
Attack 51
Defense 53
Sp. Atk 61
Sp. Def 56
Speed 40
Total 314

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

prinplup Prinplup Lv. 16
empoleon Empoleon Lv. 36

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Penguin Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 5.2 kg
Base Exp 63
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

piplup Front Front
piplup Back Back
piplup Front Shiny Front Shiny
piplup Back Shiny Back Shiny
piplup Official Art Official Art
piplup Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.3%
Stealth Rock + Defog
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 92
Def 252
SpD 148

Strategy Overview

Piplup is one of only a handful of Pokemon in Little Cup with access to both Stealth Rock and Defog, meaning it can remove your opponent's entry hazards while setting up its own. Piplup's Water typing means it isn't weak to Stealth Rock, so it can switch in more easily than other Defoggers, especially along with its good defenses. Piplup is no slouch offensively either, as its good Special Attack stat along with a decent STAB move in Scald means it can beat common Stealth Rock users such as Drilbur and Archen. However, it has less offensive presence than these two and access to less special attacking options, which means it can sometimes become setup bait for Pokemon that are specially bulky or resist Piplup's moves. Piplup is also outclassed in other roles by Chinchou, so it can be quite predictable.

Most Used Moves

Defog
88.8%
Scald
87.0%
Ice Beam
49.6%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
71.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc