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'''Kenny's Empoleon''' (Japanese: '''ケンゴのエンペルト''' ''Kengo's Emperte'') is {{si|Kenny}}'s [[first partner Pokémon]].


'''Kenny's Prinplup''' (Japanese: '''ケンゴのポッタイシ''' ''Kengo's Pottaishi'') is {{Si|Kenny}}'s main [[Pokémon]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}. It is also his [[starter Pokémon]]. It is voiced by 小西克幸 ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]'' in Japanese and by [[Bill Rogers]] in English.
==History==
[[File:Kenny and Empoleon.png|thumb|250px|left|Empoleon and Kenny]]
Empoleon was first seen as a {{p|Prinplup}} in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!]]''. It proved to be very strong when it battled [[Ash's Pikachu]] despite Pikachu having the [[type]] disadvantage. In [[DP027|the next episode]], it put up a good fight against [[Dawn's Piplup]]. At first, Prinplup didn't want to be friends with its weaker, pre-evolved form, but after being saved by Piplup, they soon became friends.


Prinplup was first seen in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!]]''. It proved to be very strong when it was battling against {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Pikachu}} despite its disadvantage. In [[DP027|the next episode]], it put up a good fight against [[Dawn's Piplup]]. At first Prinplup didn't want to befriend its weaker, pre-evolved form, but after being saved by Piplup, they soon became friends.
Prinplup appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out Of This!]]''. It then made a cameo appearance in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'' during [[Marian]]'s [[television]] show, in which it was revealed to have helped Kenny win the [[Sage Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]], earning Kenny his second [[Ribbon]].


Prinplup also made a cameo with Kenny in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]''.
Prinplup briefly appeared in the beginning of ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'' with Kenny. In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Prinplup helped Kenny get to the final round of the [[Solaceon Town]] Contest, but eventually lost to [[Jessie's Dustox]].


Prinplup was next seen in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'' where it helped Kenny get to the final round of the [[Solaceon Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}, but eventually lost to [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}.
Prinplup made a cameo with Kenny on television in ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', where it was revealed to have helped him earned his third Ribbon.


Prinplup again made a cameo with Kenny on [[television]] in ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''. It is shown that it has helped him earned his third [[ribbon]].
In ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', Prinplup appeared alongside [[Barry's Empoleon]] and Dawn's Piplup. As it tried to help search for Piplup, who had run away while trying to resist [[evolution]], Prinplup and Barry's Empoleon were kidnapped by {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Piprinoleon robot]]. Prinplup was recovered through Dawn and Piplup's teamwork.


It also appeared in [[DP122]]. In [[DP123|the following episode]], it defeated [[Dawn's Ambipom]] in the [[Tatsunami Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}, earning Kenny his fourth ribbon.
In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', Prinplup was used in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the {{to|Sandalstraw}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. It managed to defeat its first two opponents to reach the finals, where it went up against [[Dawn's Ambipom]]. Prinplup started the battle by using {{m|Drill Peck}}, but Ambipom blocked the attack with {{m|Swift}} and then used {{m|Double Team}}. After that, Prinplup used {{m|Bubble Beam}} to destroy the illusory copies Ambipom had created. However, before the attack could hit the real Ambipom, Dawn had the idea to implement ping pong moves into the battle and asked Ambipom to use {{m|Focus Punch}}, sending the bubbles back to Prinplup.
[[File:Kenny Empoleon Grand Festival.png|thumb|250px|Empoleon in the Grand Festival]]
Seeing that, Kenny asked Prinplup to repel the bubbles with {{m|Metal Claw}}. The bubbles went back and forth for a while until Prinplup used Bubble Beam again. This time, instead of repelling the bubbles, Ambipom used Double Hit to destroy them. With the bubbles keeping Ambipom busy, Prinplup approached her with Drill Peck, but Ambipom saw Prinplup coming and countered with Focus Punch. The two clashed in midair but Prinplup quickly recovered, jumping high and then using Drill Peck while nosediving and spinning. Ambipom proceeded to use Double Hit, but the move was unable to stop Prinplup. Ambipom was taken aback by this and Prinplup attacked her with another Drill Peck, knocking her out and winning the battle. This victory gave Kenny the Sandalstraw Ribbon, his fourth Contest Ribbon overall.
 
Between helping Kenny win the Sandalstraw Ribbon and Kenny's participation in the [[Grand Festival]], Prinplup evolved into {{p|Empoleon}} and learned two new [[move]]s: {{m|Flash Cannon}} and {{m|Hydro Cannon}}.
 
In ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'', Kenny used Empoleon alongside his {{p|Floatzel}} in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. However during an attempt to create a Flash Cannon-{{m|Whirlpool}} [[Contest combination|combination]], Empoleon accidentally knocked Floatzel out, its Flash Cannon being too powerful for Floatzel to handle. As a result of this mistake, Kenny failed to make it past the first round.
 
In ''[[DP180|Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!]]'', Kenny used Empoleon in a battle against [[Ash's Buizel]], in which it was able to defeat Buizel. It also seemed to have developed a rivalry with Buizel following its win.
 
==Personality and characteristics==
Natural of its species, Empoleon is always very proud and doesn't give others respect until they have, in its eyes, 'proved themselves worthy'. This was seen both when it met [[Dawn's Piplup]] for the first time and when it was pitted against [[Ash's Buizel]]. Like Buizel, Empoleon can be quite headstrong, developing their short-lived rivalry over a trivial issue, after Buizel's {{m|Sonic Boom}} attack nearly hit its target. Kenny has utilized Empoleon's prideful personality into making effective {{pkmn|Contest}} performances.
 
==Appearance==
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|-
! style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | As a {{p|Prinplup}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Kenny Prinplup.png|250px]]
|}


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
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{{anmov/h|water|steel|Kenny Empoleon {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Hydro Cannon|1=Metal Claw|2=Flash Cannon|3=Drill Peck}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Hydro Cannon|1=Metal Claw|2=Flash Cannon|3=Drill Peck}}|image2=Kenny Prinplup {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Mist|1=Drill Peck|2=BubbleBeam|3=Metal Claw}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Mist|1=Drill Peck|2=Bubble Beam|3=Metal Claw}}<br>as a Prinplup}}
{{anmu|steel|Metal Claw|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters}}
{{anmov|steel|Metal Claw|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|water|BubbleBeam|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters}}
{{anmov|water|Bubble Beam|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!}}
{{anmu|flying|Drill Peck|DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!}}
{{anmov|flying|Drill Peck|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|ice|Mist|DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!}}
{{anmov|ice|Mist|DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!}}
{{anmu/f|water|c=l}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Cannon|DP174|Last Call — First Round!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|steel|Flash Cannon|DP174|Last Call — First Round!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|steel}}
===Moves improvised===
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|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Hydro Canon Razor Wind combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| {{m|Hydro Cannon}}, {{m|Razor Wind}}, and {{m|Aqua Jet}}
| {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Floatzel}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Empoleon uses Hydro Cannon on Floatzel's Aqua Jet to power it up. Floatzel then uses Razor Wind to slice up the water.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flash Whirlpool combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| {{m|Whirlpool}} and {{m|Flash Cannon}}
| {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Floatzel}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:'''  Floatzel uses Whirlpool and points it at Empoleon, who then uses Flash Cannon into the Whirlpool. The attack was too strong for Floatzel though, and it ended up failing.
|}


==Related articles==
==See also==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Piplup|Prinplup}}
{{Animespeciesevo2|Piplup|Prinplup|Empoleon}}
{{Kenny's Pokémon}}
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[[Category:Kenny's Pokémon|Prinplup]]
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[[Category:Anime starter Pokémon|Prinplup, Kenny's]]
[[Category:Rivals' Pokémon]]
[[Category:Animation characters' first Pokémon]]


[[ja:ケンゴのポッタイシ]]
[[de:Kennys Impoleon]]
[[es:Empoleon de Kenny]]
[[fr:Pingoléon de Kenny]]
[[it:Empoleon di Kenny]]
[[ja:ケンゴのエンペルト]]

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Kenny's Empoleon
ケンゴのエンペルト Kengo's Emperte
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Kenny Empoleon.png
Kenny's Empoleon
Debuts in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
Caught at Sinnoh
Evolves in Prior to Arrival of a Rival!
Prior to Last Call — First Round!
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location With Kenny
HOME393.png HOME394.png HOME395.png
This Pokémon spent an unknown number of episodes as Piplup and at least 111 episodes as Prinplup.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Piplup N/A
As Prinplup Katsuyuki Konishi Unknown
As Empoleon Katsuyuki Konishi Bill Rogers

Kenny's Empoleon (Japanese: ケンゴのエンペルト Kengo's Emperte) is Kenny's first partner Pokémon.

History

Empoleon and Kenny

Empoleon was first seen as a Prinplup in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!. It proved to be very strong when it battled Ash's Pikachu despite Pikachu having the type disadvantage. In the next episode, it put up a good fight against Dawn's Piplup. At first, Prinplup didn't want to be friends with its weaker, pre-evolved form, but after being saved by Piplup, they soon became friends.

Prinplup appeared in a flashback in Buizel Your Way Out Of This!. It then made a cameo appearance in Throwing the Track Switch during Marian's television show, in which it was revealed to have helped Kenny win the Sage Town Pokémon Contest, earning Kenny his second Ribbon.

Prinplup briefly appeared in the beginning of Journey to the Unown! with Kenny. In Team Shocker!, Prinplup helped Kenny get to the final round of the Solaceon Town Contest, but eventually lost to Jessie's Dustox.

Prinplup made a cameo with Kenny on television in A Breed Stampede!, where it was revealed to have helped him earned his third Ribbon.

In Stopped in the Name of Love!, Prinplup appeared alongside Barry's Empoleon and Dawn's Piplup. As it tried to help search for Piplup, who had run away while trying to resist evolution, Prinplup and Barry's Empoleon were kidnapped by Team Rocket's Piprinoleon robot. Prinplup was recovered through Dawn and Piplup's teamwork.

In Old Rivals, New Tricks!, Prinplup was used in the Battle Stage of the Sandalstraw Contest. It managed to defeat its first two opponents to reach the finals, where it went up against Dawn's Ambipom. Prinplup started the battle by using Drill Peck, but Ambipom blocked the attack with Swift and then used Double Team. After that, Prinplup used Bubble Beam to destroy the illusory copies Ambipom had created. However, before the attack could hit the real Ambipom, Dawn had the idea to implement ping pong moves into the battle and asked Ambipom to use Focus Punch, sending the bubbles back to Prinplup.

Empoleon in the Grand Festival

Seeing that, Kenny asked Prinplup to repel the bubbles with Metal Claw. The bubbles went back and forth for a while until Prinplup used Bubble Beam again. This time, instead of repelling the bubbles, Ambipom used Double Hit to destroy them. With the bubbles keeping Ambipom busy, Prinplup approached her with Drill Peck, but Ambipom saw Prinplup coming and countered with Focus Punch. The two clashed in midair but Prinplup quickly recovered, jumping high and then using Drill Peck while nosediving and spinning. Ambipom proceeded to use Double Hit, but the move was unable to stop Prinplup. Ambipom was taken aback by this and Prinplup attacked her with another Drill Peck, knocking her out and winning the battle. This victory gave Kenny the Sandalstraw Ribbon, his fourth Contest Ribbon overall.

Between helping Kenny win the Sandalstraw Ribbon and Kenny's participation in the Grand Festival, Prinplup evolved into Empoleon and learned two new moves: Flash Cannon and Hydro Cannon.

In Last Call — First Round!, Kenny used Empoleon alongside his Floatzel in the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival. However during an attempt to create a Flash Cannon-Whirlpool combination, Empoleon accidentally knocked Floatzel out, its Flash Cannon being too powerful for Floatzel to handle. As a result of this mistake, Kenny failed to make it past the first round.

In Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!, Kenny used Empoleon in a battle against Ash's Buizel, in which it was able to defeat Buizel. It also seemed to have developed a rivalry with Buizel following its win.

Personality and characteristics

Natural of its species, Empoleon is always very proud and doesn't give others respect until they have, in its eyes, 'proved themselves worthy'. This was seen both when it met Dawn's Piplup for the first time and when it was pitted against Ash's Buizel. Like Buizel, Empoleon can be quite headstrong, developing their short-lived rivalry over a trivial issue, after Buizel's Sonic Boom attack nearly hit its target. Kenny has utilized Empoleon's prideful personality into making effective Contest performances.

Appearance

As a Prinplup
Kenny Prinplup.png

Moves used

Kenny Empoleon Drill Peck.png
Using Drill Peck
Kenny Prinplup Metal Claw.png
Using Metal Claw
as a Prinplup
Move First Used In
Metal Claw  Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
Bubble Beam Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
Drill Peck  Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
Mist Settling a Not-So-Old Score!
Hydro Cannon  Last Call — First Round!
Flash Cannon  Last Call — First Round!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture First Used In Moves Involved Partnered With
Hydro Canon Razor Wind combo.png Last Call — First Round! Hydro Cannon, Razor Wind, and Aqua Jet Kenny's Floatzel
Description: Empoleon uses Hydro Cannon on Floatzel's Aqua Jet to power it up. Floatzel then uses Razor Wind to slice up the water.
Flash Whirlpool combo.png Last Call — First Round! Whirlpool and Flash Cannon Kenny's Floatzel
Description: Floatzel uses Whirlpool and points it at Empoleon, who then uses Flash Cannon into the Whirlpool. The attack was too strong for Floatzel though, and it ended up failing.

See also

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

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