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Pokemon Nova game logo on the Pokemon Nova Fangame guide
Piplup front sprite

#0393 · Generation 4

Piplup

The Penguin Pokémon

Water
Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
Height 0.4 m
Weight 5.2 kg
Catch rate 45
Base EXP 63

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 53
Attack 51
Defense 53
Sp. Attack 61
Sp. Defense 56
Speed 40
Base stat total 314

Traits

Abilities

Torrent

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

Competitive

Hidden

When a foe lowers one of the Pokémon's stats, sharply raises its Sp. Atk.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Piplup based on its Water typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Grass ×2 Electric ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Steel ×½ Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

None

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Piplup learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

13 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Pound The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg or the like. Normal Physical 40 100 35
4 Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. Normal Status — 100 40
8 Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. Water Special 40 100 25
11 Charm The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat. Fairy Status — 100 20
15 Peck The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn to inflict damage. Flying Physical 35 100 35
18 Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. Water Special 65 100 20
22 Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat. Normal Status — 85 15
25 Fury Attack The user attacks by jabbing the target with a horn, a beak or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row. Normal Physical 15 85 20
29 Brine This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less. Water Special 65 100 10
32 Whirlpool The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns. Water Special 35 85 15
36 Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. Ice Status — — 30
39 Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill. Flying Physical 80 100 20
43 Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. Water Special 110 80 5

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

13 moves available

  • Agility Status
    Psychic
  • Aqua Ring Status
    Water
  • Double Hit Physical
    Normal
  • Feather Dance Status
    Flying
  • Flail Physical
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Mud-Slap Special
    Ground
  • Power Trip Physical
    Dark
  • Roost Status
    Flying
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Supersonic Status
    Normal
  • Yawn Status
    Normal

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

62 moves available

  • Aerial Ace Physical
    Flying
  • Agility Status
    Psychic
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Brick Break Physical
    Fighting
  • Brine Special
    Water
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Charm Status
    Fairy
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Covet Physical
    Normal
  • Cut Physical
    Normal
  • Defog Status
    Flying
  • Disarming Voice Special
    Fairy
  • Dive Physical
    Water
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Echoed Voice Special
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Feather Dance Status
    Flying
  • Fling Physical
    Dark
  • Flip Turn Physical
    Water
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Grass Knot Special
    Grass
  • Hail Status
    Ice
  • Haze Status
    Ice
  • Headbutt Physical
    Normal
  • Helping Hand Status
    Normal
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Ice Spinner Physical
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Liquidation Physical
    Water
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Pluck Physical
    Flying
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Psych Up Status
    Normal
  • Quash Status
    Dark
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Tomb Physical
    Rock
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Signal Beam Special
    Bug
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Snowscape Status
    Ice
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Surf Special
    Water
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Triple Axel Physical
    Ice
  • Waterfall Physical
    Water
  • Water Pledge Special
    Water
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Weather Ball Special
    Normal
  • Whirlpool Special
    Water
  • Work Up Status
    Normal

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Parabolic
Gender ratio
Female One Eighth
Egg groups
Water1, Field
Hatch steps
5,120
Base happiness
50
Color
Blue
Shape
Bipedal
Habitat
None