SPECIES PROFILE

Piplup

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Generation IV
Piplup artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
393
Generation
Generation IV
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

1 form records are associated with this species.

Piplup

Default form

Dataset record: piplup

Piplup sprite
Water

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Piplup base statistics HP 53 Attack 51 Defense 53 Sp. Atk 61 Sp. Def 56 Speed 40

Total base stats314

Abilities

Torrent
Slot 1 Gen III Main series
Competitive Hidden ability
Slot 3 Gen VI Main series

Weak to

Grass ×2 Electric ×2

Resists

Steel ×0.5 Fire ×0.5 Water ×0.5 Ice ×0.5

Immune to

No type immunities recorded

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (61): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (40): Speed.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Grass, Electric
  • ½× resistances: Steel, Fire, Water, Ice

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Electric: Immune types: Ground. Resisting types: Dragon, Electric, Grass.
  • Grass: Resisting types: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel.

Single-type coverage across all weaknesses: Dragon, Grass.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 0.4 m

Weight 5.2 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

53 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 53 moves
Aerial Ace Flying

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Agility Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Aqua Ring Water

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Blizzard Ice

Special

Power
110
Accuracy
70%
PP
5
Brick Break Fighting

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Brine Water

Special

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Bubble Beam Water

Special

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Charm Fairy

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Chilling Water Water

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Disarming Voice Fairy

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Drill Peck Flying

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Endure Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Facade Normal

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Feather Dance Flying

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Flip Turn Water

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Fury Attack Normal

Physical

Power
15
Accuracy
85%
PP
20
Grass Knot Grass

Special

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Growl Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
40
Haze Ice

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Helping Hand Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Priority
+5
Hydro Pump Water

Special

Power
110
Accuracy
80%
PP
5
Ice Beam Ice

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Ice Spinner Ice

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Icy Wind Ice

Special

Power
55
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Liquidation Water

Physical

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Mist Ice

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Peck Flying

Physical

Power
35
Accuracy
100%
PP
35
Pound Normal

Physical

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
35
Power Trip Dark

Physical

Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Protect Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Psych Up Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Rain Dance Water

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Rest Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Rock Tomb Rock

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Roost Flying

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Snore Normal

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Snowscape Ice

Status

Power
0
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Substitute Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Supersonic Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
55%
PP
20
Surf Water

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Swagger Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
85%
PP
15
Swift Normal

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Triple Axel Ice

Physical

Power
20
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Waterfall Water

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Water Gun Water

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
Water Pledge Water

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Water Pulse Water

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Weather Ball Normal

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Whirlpool Water

Special

Power
35
Accuracy
85%
PP
15
Yawn Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10