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No.394· Sinnoh, GEN IV· Starter
Penguin Pokémon

Prinplup

Water
Japaneseポッタイシpottaishi
Chinese (Simplified):波皇子bō huáng zǐKorean:팽태자paengtaeja9 languages
HEIGHT0.8 m
WEIGHT23.0 kg
CATCH045 / 255
ABILITIESTorrent · Competitive*

Evolution

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

Base stats

Total405
HP064
ATTACK066
DEFENSE068
SP. ATK081
SP. DEF076
SPEED050
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Weaknesses and type matchups

Prinplup is weak to Electric and Grass moves.

×2
ELECTRICGRASS
×½
FIREWATERICESTEEL
×1
NORMALFIGHTINGPOISONGROUNDFLYINGPSYCHICBUGROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKFAIRY
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Pokédex entry

8 versions

It swims gracefully through the frigid sea and sings with a voice like the roaring tide. It has powerful, sturdy wings and dignity to match.

Prinplup in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ポッタイシpottaishi
Chinese (Simplified)
波皇子bō huáng zǐ
Korean
팽태자paengtaeja
Chinese (Traditional)
波皇子bō huáng zǐ
French
Prinplouf
German
Pliprin
Spanish
Prinplup
Italian
Prinplup
English
Prinplup
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Prinplup’s name means

prince in 4 languages

2 languages build the name from prince.

  1. English

    Prinplup

    prince

  2. German

    Pliprin

    Prinzprince

In the other languages

  1. Japanese

    ポッタイシpottaishi

    ぽちゃぽちゃpochapochasplash

    太子taishicrown prince

  2. Chinese

    波皇子bō huáng zǐ

    波bōwave

    皇子huángzǐprince

  3. Korean

    팽태자paengtaeja

    penguinEnglish

    태자taejacrown prince

  4. French

    Prinplouf

    prince

    ploufsplash

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Prinplup

6 games

Scarlet · Violet

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Moves Prinplup learns

57 moves