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No.393· Sinnoh, GEN IV· Starter
Penguin Pokémon

Piplup

Water
Japaneseポッチャマpotchama
Chinese (Simplified):波加曼bō jiā mànKorean:팽도리paengdori9 languages
HEIGHT0.4 m
WEIGHT5.2 kg
CATCH045 / 255
ABILITIESTorrent · Competitive*

Evolution

3 forms · linear chain
PiplupPiplupNo.393at Lv. 16PrinplupPrinplupNo.394at Lv. 36EmpoleonEmpoleonNo.395

Base stats

Total314
HP053
ATTACK051
DEFENSE053
SP. ATK061
SP. DEF056
SPEED040
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Piplup is weak to Electric and Grass moves.

×2
ELECTRICGRASS
×½
FIREWATERICESTEEL
×1
NORMALFIGHTINGPOISONGROUNDFLYINGPSYCHICBUGROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKFAIRY
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

8 versions

Prefers cold climes and appears along coasts. It's an adorable little thing—as cute as any child—but it's also prideful, unwilling to accept handouts from people.

Piplup in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ポッチャマpotchama
Chinese (Simplified)
波加曼bō jiā màn
Korean
팽도리paengdori
Chinese (Traditional)
波加曼bō jiā màn
French
Tiplouf
German
Plinfa
Spanish
Piplup
Italian
Piplup
English
Piplup
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Piplup’s name means

splash in 2 languages

  1. Japanese

    ポッチャマpotchama

    ぽちゃぽちゃpochapochasplash

    坊ちゃまbotchamayoung master

  2. Korean

    팽도리paengdori

    penguinEnglish

  3. French

    Tiplouf

    petitsmall

    ploufsplash

This spells out the Japanese name by sound

  • 波加曼bō jiā màn

Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Piplup

6 games

Scarlet · Violet

  • Central Plaza In the overworld Lv. 62-71
  • Polar Biome In the overworld Lv. 62-71
  • Polar Plaza In the overworld Lv. 62-71
  • Chargestone Cavern In the overworld Lv. 65-71
  • Jacq Gift Lv. 1

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Moves Piplup learns

53 moves