Piplup

The Penguin Pokémon
#393 - Piplup
Evolve	Prinplup
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond Version Pokémon: Pearl Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.4 m (1'04")
Weight	5.2 kg (11.5 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Torrent
Hidden Ability	Defiant
Egg Group	Ground / Water 1
Icon		Sprite
		File:393sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	53	Speed	40
Attack	51	Sp. Attack	61
Defense	53	Sp. Defense	56
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	066	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Slow

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Piplup is a penguin Pokémon that was introduced in the fourth generation as one of the three starter Pokémon for Pokémon: Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. It is the first in a three-stage evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Prinplup and Empoleon.

Information

The Piplup is a proud creature that lives in the northern countries along the chilly shores. They are skilled swimmers that can dive for over ten minutes to hunt for their food. Because of that, it does not like accepting food from people. Its thick feathers provide it shelter from the cold. It is a poor walker and often falls down, but its pride leads it to puff up its chest without a care. Piplup do not like others poking into their business and because they do not listen to trainer's orders, they are difficult to get along with.

It resembles a small penguin, though it is not Ice type. At level 16, it will evolve into a Prinplup.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Piplup is one of the three starter Pokémon that the player can 'steal' from Professor Rowan.

Other Games

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Piplup is one of the starters that the player can be transformed into in the beginning. Wild Piplup could also be recruited n the first twenty floors of Blizzard Island, the first ten basement floors of Crevice Cave, the first four basement floors of Lower Crevice Cave and the first nineteen basement floors of Mt. Avalanche. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, a Piplup can be found in Hia Valley. They also appear in Pokémon Rumble, where they are found at Bright Beach. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Piplup was found at Hinder Cape. Piplup also appears in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure as one of Pikachu's best friends and winds up taking care of a Wynaut at the Beach Zone, after which it appears at the Meeting Place and later travels to the Sky Pavilion to meet Mew with the rest of Pikachu's posse.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In the Super Smash Bros. series, Piplup initially appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the Pokémon that could be summoned at random from the Poké Ball item. When summoned, it used the move Surf and would wash away anyone caught in the wave it generated. Piplup would later make a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it appeared in the background of the Kalos Pokémon League stage when it was in the Flood Chamber form. Piplup has also been represented by a trophy and sticker in Brawl, a trophy in the Wii U game and a Novice-rank Support Spirit (which raised resistance to fire and explosions) in Ultimate. When fought against in a Spirit battle, Piplup's Spirit would possess a team of four Squirtle duplicates.

Other Media

• Piplup has been featured in the anime's Sinnoh series as one of the Pokémon belonging to Dawn, and it spent most of its time out of its Poké Ball, similar to Ash's Pikachu. Other characters such as Barry and Kenny both started out with Piplup which evolved prior to their first appearances. The Explorers of Time and Darkness also featured a Piplup that used to be human as the main character.
• in the Pokémon Adventures manga, Piplup is Platina's starter Pokémon which she used in her first gym challenges until it evolved at the same time as Diamond and Pearl's Chimchar and Turtwig when the three were training together for Platina's second gym battle at Eterna City.

Trivia

• Piplup's name is a combination of "pip" (a name for a baby penguin) with "plup" (which could represent the sound of something hitting water).