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Height
2′07″
Imperial
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0.8 m
Metric
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2′07″/0.8 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
50.7 lbs.
Imperial
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23.0 kg
Metric
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50.7 lbs./23.0 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 143
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Battle Exp.: 1431*
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Prinplup (Japanese: ポッタイシ Pottaishi) is a Water-type Pokémon.
Prinplup comes with the ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.
Prinplup evolves from Piplup starting at Level 16 and into Empoleon starting at Level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Prinplup resembles a blue penguin. Prinplup has yellow three-toed feet. Prinplup's body is mostly light-blue. There are four button-like spots on its stomach. Prinplup's wings are dark-blue with light-blue tips. Prinplup apparently has claws hidden in the flesh of its wings because it can learn Metal Claw and Shadow Claw. Prinplup has an owl-like face and two yellow crests running across the top of its head.
Gender differences
None
Special abilities
Prinplup's wings have the power to snap a tree trunk in two. Prinplup is also stronger at anything that Piplup is capable of and can learn Metal Claw and Shadow Claw.
Behavior
Prinplup tend to have a very high sense of self-pride.
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
In Dawn of a New Era, three young trainers stopped by with their starter Pokémon. However, the girl that was in this group had a Prinplup.
Prinplup also appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters under the ownership of Kenny. In the following episode, it battled against Dawn's Piplup.
In the manga
Berlitz owns a Prinplup when her Piplup evolved.
In the TCG
- Main article: Prinplup (TCG)
Game data
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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It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.
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| Pearl
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Its wings deliver wicked blows that snap even the thickest of trees. It searches for prey in icy seas.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
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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64
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124 - 171
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238 - 332
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66
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63 - 129
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123 - 254
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68
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65 - 132
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126 - 258
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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76
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72 - 140
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141 - 276
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 405
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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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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Prinplup, but are for some/all evolutions.
Evolution
Trivia
- Oddly, Pirnplup can learn Metal Claw despite not having actual claws.
Origin
Prinplup is seemingly based on a macaroni penguin.
Name origin
Its Japanese name is a combination of the words ぽちゃぽちゃ pochapocha, meaning both to splash in water and to have a plump appearance, and 太子 prince - in reference to its evolution into an emperor penguin of sorts. Its English name uses the same pun, "prince" and "plup", the sound of hitting the water
In other languages
Related articles
External links
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