Piplup (Japanese: ポッチャマ Pochama) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Prinplup starting at level 16, which evolves into Empoleon starting at level 36.
Along with Turtwig and Chimchar, Piplup is one of three starter Pokémon of Sinnoh available at the beginning of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
Biology
Piplup is a light-blue penguin-like Pokémon, which is covered in thick down to insulate against the cold. It has a dark blue head with a primarily white face and a short, yellow beak. The dark blue feathers on its head extend down its back and around its neck, which causes it to appear to be wearing a cape. There are two white ovals on its chest and a small, light-blue marking resembles a crown above its beak. It has flipper-like arms and yellow feet with three toes each.
Piplup has a strong sense of self-pride. Because of its pride, it has a hard time accepting food from humans and bonding with its caretakers. It will even puff out its chest after it falls down, which it often does due to its poor walking abilities. However, it is a skilled swimmer that can dive for over ten minutes in order to hunt. It has also been shown to fly short distances in the anime. It lives along the seashore in colder climates.
In the anime
Major appearances
Dawn began her journey in Sinnoh with a Piplup. In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, Piplup and the starter Chimchar got into a fight over their food, with Piplup causing chaos by using BubbleBeam on the interior of Professor Rowan's lab in pursuit of Chimchar. The two escape, and Dawn is given the task of finding them. She finds Piplup, and the two narrowly escape an Ariados attack. Back at Rowan's lab, Chimchar having been found by Rowan's Staraptor, Dawn chooses Piplup.
As the Diamond & Pearl series continued, Dawn kept Piplup out of its Poké Ball more and more often, much like Ash does with his Pikachu.
Other appearances
A Piplup, who used to be a human, is also one of the two main members of Team Poképals in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
Tyler, a rookie Trainer that appears in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, has a Piplup which appears to be female. He uses her to try capturing a Yanma.
Another Piplup owned by Rowan appears in SS024.
One also appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.
Minor appearances
A Piplup appeared in Alexa's magazine in The Journalist from Another Region!.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP003
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Piplup
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Ash's Pokédex
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Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. It's very proud, and its thick down protects it from the cold.
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DP143
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Piplup
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Lyra's Pokédex
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Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. Although not the most sure-footed, it is proud nonetheless, getting right back up after a fall with head held high.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW086
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Piplup
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Ash's Pokédex
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Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. Piplup's limited walking skills often cause it to fall down, but that never hurts its pride.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Platinum's Empoleon
Platinum in Pokémon Adventures began her journey with a Piplup. It eventually evolved into a Prinplup and an Empoleon.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Hareta randomly selects Piplup to battle the enraged Onix in the first chapter. After their first encounter with Onix, Hareta chooses Piplup as his first Pokémon. Piplup is originally disobedient to Hareta, but listens to him in order to defeat the Onix in their second battle.
Movie adaptations
Dawn's Piplup appears in the following manga adaptations of Pokémon movies: The Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Zoroark: Master of Illusions, like in the anime is Dawn's main Pokémon. The role of Piplup is basically the same in all the chapters, however in most stories it is shown inside his Poké Ball and has fewer interactions with Pokémon present in the story.
In the TCG
- Main article: Piplup (TCG)
In the TFG
One Piplup figure has been released.
Other appearances
Piplup in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
On being released from a Poké Ball, Piplup slides along the stage using Surf. Anyone caught in it will be pushed until Piplup disappears, or pushes the character off the stage. Piplup will keep using Surf even when off the stage.
Trophy Information
A Penguin Pokémon. It's one of the starter Pokémon received from Professor Rowan when the player departs from the Sinnoh region. It's a Water type, so it's strong versus Rock and Grounds. It's very cute but filled with pride--it hates to accept food from people. When it levels up, it evolves into Prinplup.
Game data
NPC appearances
- In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Piplup is one of Pikachu's best friends. He is found keeping a trapped Wynaut company in the Beach Zone after falling through the mysterious tunnel. Once the Wynaut is safe, he takes a Pikachu shaped hot air balloon back to the Meeting Place where he mends it. He later accompanies Pikachu to the Sky Pavilion along with Chikorita and Charmander where he meets Mew.
- Piplup returns in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond where he and Pikachu arrive at a new PokéPark. They venture into the Wish Park together and try to save some of the Pokémon trapped there. Piplup inevitably becoming trapped in the Wish Park after saving Pikachu and Oshawott's lives. He is later found by Zorua and Zoroark and announces that he wishes to stay in Wish Park so he can help the Pokémon who are coaxed into coming. Piplup is later taken by Gothitelle in exchange for setting Victini free, where he is then manipulated by Darkrai. Piplup later awakens Pikachu from Darkrai's nightmare and encourages Pikachu to seek out his missing friends after their memories were taken by Darkrai right before the final battle.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
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Pearl
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It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt.
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Platinum
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A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.
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HeartGold
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It doesn't like to be taken care of. It's difficult to bond with since it won't listen to its Trainer.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.
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White
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{{{whitedex}}}
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Black 2
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A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.
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White 2
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{{{white2dex}}}
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Generation VI
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X
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It doesn't like to be taken care of. It's difficult to bond with since it won't listen to its Trainer.
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Y
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Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
In events
Pokémon Global Link promotions
Games
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Event
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Language
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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Global Link Piplup
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Japanese
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PGL
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10
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October 29, 2010 to November 30, 2011
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Global Link Piplup
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Korean
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PGL
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10
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June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2013
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Global Link Piplup
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English
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PGL
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10
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December 6, 2012 to July 31, 2013
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Global Link Piplup
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French
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PGL
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10
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December 6, 2012 to July 31, 2013
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Global Link Piplup
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German
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PGL
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10
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December 6, 2012 to July 31, 2013
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Global Link Piplup
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Italian
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PGL
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10
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December 6, 2012 to July 31, 2013
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Global Link Piplup
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Spanish
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PGL
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10
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December 6, 2012 to July 31, 2013
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Held Items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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53
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113 - 160
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216 - 310
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51
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50 - 113
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96 - 221
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53
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52 - 115
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99 - 225
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61
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59 - 124
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114 - 243
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56
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54 - 118
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105 - 232
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 314
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Piplup
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Piplup
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Piplup can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Piplup cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Piplup
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Piplup
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Other sprites
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Platinum intro's sprite
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Trivia
Origin
Piplup is based on a young penguin, or possibly a Little Penguin. The light blue crown-shaped marking above its beak may be inspired by Emperor Penguins.
Name origin
Piplup is derived from plop or plup from the sound of a pebble hitting water.[1] It may also incorporate pip, a stage of growth in baby birds immediately before they hatch from the eggshell.
Pochama is derived from ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha (the sound of a pebble splashing in water).[1] It may also incorporate 坊っちゃま botchama (child).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ポッチャマ Pochama
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From 坊っちゃま botchama and ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha
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French
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Tiplouf
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From petit and plouf
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Spanish
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Piplup
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Same as English name
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German
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Plinfa
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From plip and infant
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Italian
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Piplup
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Same as English name
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Korean
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팽도리 Paengdori
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From 펭귄 paeng'gwin, -돌이 -dori, and possibly from 도령 doryeong and 도련님 doryeonnim
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Mandarin Chinese
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波加曼 Bōjiāmàn
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Transliteration of its Japanese name. Also from 波 bō
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Cantonese Chinese
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Related articles
External links
References
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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