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prinplup
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Prinplup

Penguin Pokémon

Water

It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.

Base Stats

HP 64
Attack 66
Defense 68
Sp. Atk 81
Sp. Def 76
Speed 50
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
grass 2xelectric 2x
Resistant to
steel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Abilities

Torrent Competitive (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

piplup Piplup
→
prinplup Prinplup Lv. 16
→
empoleon Empoleon Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Penguin Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 23.0 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

prinplup Front Front
prinplup Back Back
prinplup Front Shiny Front Shiny
prinplup Back Shiny Back Shiny
prinplup Official Art Official Art
prinplup Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

middlecup
PUNUMIDDLECUP
Physically Defensive
Moves
Defog
Stealth Rock
Scald
Toxic / Ice Beam
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

  • Is one of the best Defog users in Middle Cup
  • Has a great typing and good bulk that lets it check many threats like Fletchinder
  • Has access to Stealth Rock
  • Can be overwhelmed by having to check many things, especially with its lack of reliable recovery
  • Is passive, making it setup bait for sweepers like Grovyle and Porygon2

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc