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

#0728 · Generation 7

Popplio

The Sea Lion Pokémon

Water
This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It's famous for being a hard worker.
Height 0.4 m
Weight 7.5 kg
Catch rate 45
Base EXP 64

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 50
Attack 54
Defense 54
Sp. Attack 66
Sp. Defense 56
Speed 40
Base stat total 320

Traits

Abilities

Torrent

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

Liquid Voice

Hidden

The Pokémon's sound-based moves become Water-type.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Popplio 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 Popplio learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

14 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
1 Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. Normal Status — 100 40
3 Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. Water Special 40 100 25
6 Disarming Voice Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. Fairy Special 40 — 15
9 Aqua Jet The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. Water Physical 40 100 20
12 Baby-Doll Eyes The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first. Fairy Status — 100 30
15 Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats. Ice Special 55 95 15
18 Sing A soothing lullaby is sung in a beautiful voice that puts the target to sleep. Normal Status — 55 15
21 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
24 Encore The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. Normal Status — 100 5
27 Misty Terrain This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns. Fairy Status — — 10
30 Hyper Voice The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry. Normal Special 90 100 10
33 Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat. Fairy Special 95 100 15
36 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

3 moves available

  • Aqua Ring Status
    Water
  • Life Dew Status
    Water
  • Perish Song Status
    Normal

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

54 moves available

  • Acrobatics Physical
    Flying
  • Amnesia Status
    Psychic
  • Aqua Tail Physical
    Water
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Brine Special
    Water
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Charm Status
    Fairy
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Covet Physical
    Normal
  • Disarming Voice Special
    Fairy
  • Dive Physical
    Water
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Draining Kiss Special
    Fairy
  • Echoed Voice Special
    Normal
  • Encore Status
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Flip Turn Physical
    Water
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Helping Hand Status
    Normal
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Hyper Voice Special
    Normal
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Ice Spinner Physical
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Iron Tail Physical
    Steel
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Misty Terrain Status
    Fairy
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Play Rough Physical
    Fairy
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Surf Special
    Water
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Triple Axel Physical
    Ice
  • Uproar Special
    Normal
  • Waterfall Physical
    Water
  • Water Pledge Special
    Water
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Whirlpool Special
    Water
  • Wonder Room Status
    Psychic
  • Work Up Status
    Normal

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Parabolic
Gender ratio
Female One Eighth
Egg groups
Water1, Field
Hatch steps
3,840
Base happiness
50
Color
Blue
Shape
Finned
Habitat
None