Generation IV

prinplup

Penguin Pokémon

water

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.

0.8 m

Height

23.0 kg

Weight

142

Base XP

Capture Rate

Base Happiness

♂ 88% ♀ 13%

Gender

Base Stats

HP64

Attack66

Defense68

Sp. Atk81

+2 EV

Sp. Def76

Speed50

Total405

Abilities

Torrent

Slot 1Generation III

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

“Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.”

Competitive

Slot 3HiddenGeneration VI

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

“Boosts the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat sharply when its stats are lowered by an opposing Pokémon.”

Evolution Chain

Evolves from Piplup

piplup

#393

Lv. 16

prinplup

#394

Lv. 36

empoleon

#395

Breeding

Water1 Ground

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

—

Habitat

Medium Slow

Growth Rate

Upright

Shape

Gender Diff.

Moves (90)

Level Up (14)

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	normal	physical	40	100%	35
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Changed in: Black White, Sun Moon	normal	physical	40	100%	35
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. All Opponents	normal	status	—	100%	40
1	Water GunTM12 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	water	special	40	100%	25
6	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. All Opponents Changed in: X Y	water	special	40	100%	30
11	Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. Entire Field	water	status	—	—	15
15	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	flying	physical	35	100%	35
19	Bubble BeamTM11 Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	water	special	65	100%	20
24	BideTM34 User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. User	normal	physical	—	—	10
24	SwaggerTM87 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. Changed in: Sun Moon	normal	status	—	85%	15
28	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	normal	physical	15	85%	20
33	BrineTM55 Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.	water	special	65	100%	10
42	Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. Users Field	ice	status	—	—	30
46	Drill Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	flying	physical	80	100%	20