Prinplup

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Prinplup Penguin Pokémon #394 Prinplup
Type Water Unknown Unknown
Ability Torrent		Hidden Ability Defiant
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 87.5% male, 12.5% female		Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Breeding Egg groups Water1 and Field Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 0.8 m 2'07" m		Weight 23.0 kg 50.7 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 142		Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Blue		Base friendship 70
Cry

Prinplup is a Water-type Pokémon. It evolves from Piplup starting at level 16, and into Empoleon starting at level 36.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Uncommon Fossil Rare Safari Zone Bay Poké Radar One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 64	124 - 171	238 - 332	352 - 493
Attack: 66	63 - 129	123 - 254	182 - 378
Defense: 68	65 - 132	126 - 258	188 - 385
Sp.Atk: 81	77 - 146	150 - 287	223 - 427
Sp.Def: 76	72 - 140	141 - 276	209 - 411
Speed: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Total: 405   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35 1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 4 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 8 Bubble Water Special 40 100% 30 11 Water Sport Water Status — —% 15 15 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35 16 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35 19 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100% 20 24 Bide Normal Physical — —% 10 28 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 33 Brine Water Special 65 100% 10 37 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85% 15 42 Mist Ice Status — —% 30 46 Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100% 20 51 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM60 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 Pluck Flying Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 15 TM96 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM99 Cut Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM101 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM102 Strength Normal Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM103 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM104 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Agility Psychic Status — —% 30 Aqua Ring Water Status — —% 20 Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90% 10 Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Mud Sport Ground Status — —% 15 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Prinplup Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

Via a prior evolution

Via a prior evolution

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35

Bold moves get STAB when used by Prinplup Italic moves get STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

Evolution

Unevolved Piplup  Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Prinplup  Water

Level 36 →

Second evolution Empoleon  Water  Steel

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

Gallery

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